hobo
pronunciation
How to pronounce hobo in British English:
UK [ˈhəʊbəʊ]
How to pronounce hobo in American English:
US [ˈhoʊboʊ]
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- Noun:
- a disreputable vagrant
Word Origin
- hobo (n.)
- 1889, Western U.S., of unknown origin. Barnhart compares early 19c. English dialectal hawbuck "lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin." Or possibly from ho, boy, a workers' call on late 19c. western U.S. railroads. Facetious formation hobohemia, "community or life of hobos," is from 1923 (see bohemian).
Example
- 1. The old hobo sat slouched in a corner seat .
- 2. That guy was a hobo .
- 3. Mine to school looking like some hobo .
- 4. The officer disguised himself as a hobo so he wouldn 't be noticed .
- 5. To strengthen hobo family planning government works , safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of hobo , effectively control population grows .