| 词组 | hobo |
| 释义 | bagman n. a tramp.Two old bagmen wandered slowly down the lane.The bagman asked politely for some work that he would be paid for in food. bindle n. a packet or bundle; a hobo's pack.The guy had a bindle tied to a stick, just like an old-time tramp.Throw your bindle over yonder, and plunk your butt on that empty crate. carry the stick tr. to live as a hobo, on the streets. (Streets. From the stick that supports the hobo's bundle.)I even carried the stick for a while in the sixties.I was afraid I'd be carrying the stick if I got laid off. gook n. a tramp.Some old gook was asking for a handout.Give the gook some food and wish him well. skid row bum n. a down-and-out person; a low alcoholic beggar.Do you want to end up a skid row bum?Even a skid row bum has some pride. stiff n. a fellow worker; a fellow tramp. (Originally hobos.)He's just another working stiff like me.This stiff wants some help finding a flop for the night. stumblebum n. a tramp or bum, especially drunk and stumbling.The poor old stumblebum got to the other side of the street the best he could.You are headed toward being a stumblebum if you don't lay off the sauce. vag n. a vagrant person; a person who does not work and who wanders from place to place.A couple of vags on the curb were trying to hitch a ride.You vags, move on. Go on, move it! hobo noun 1 a vagrant. Uncertainly derived from 'hoeboy' (a migrant agricultural labourer) or the exclamation 'Ho boy!' (used by mail carriers) US, 1885. 2 in trucking, a tractor trailer that is moved from one terminal to another US, 1971. 3 a homing bomb, one with a targeting capability US, 1975 |
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