hobo

== English == === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly a contraction of ho, boy or the dialectal English term hawbuck (“lout, clumsy fellow, country bumpkin”). === Pronunciation === enPR: hō'bō (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊ.bəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊ.boʊ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈhəʉ.bəʉ/ Rhymes: -əʊbəʊ === Noun === hobo (plural hobos or hoboes) (Canada, US) A wandering homeless person, especially (historical) one illegally travelling by rail or (derogatory) a penniless, unemployed bum. (Canada, US) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not. A kind of large handbag. ==== Usage notes ==== Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life." Although informal usage considers hobo synonymous with bum, self-proclaimed hobos sometimes distinguish themselves as migrant workers rather than unemployed bums. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:vagabond ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hobo (third-person singular simple present hobos, present participle hoboing, simple past and past participle hoboed) (intransitive, perhaps pejorative) To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc. === References === === Anagrams === Boho, boho == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch hobo, from French hautbois. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦʊəˈbʊə/ === Noun === hobo (plural hobo's, diminutive hobootjie) oboe == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hautbois, from Middle French [Term?]. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦoːˈboː/ Hyphenation: ho‧bo Rhymes: -oː === Noun === hobo m (plural hobo's, diminutive hobootje n) oboe (woodwind) ==== Derived terms ==== hoboïst == Japanese == === Romanization === hobo Rōmaji transcription of ほぼ