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hobby hobo
n
. A part-time hobo; a person who engages in hobo-like behaviour (e.g., hopping freight trains) while on vacation from their full-time job.
Example Citation:
"Minneapolis Skinny...is one of those
hobby hobos
whose lives are 99 per cent straight."
—
Vagabond Monthly
Related Words:
agritourist
dark tourism
extreme tourism
intellectual tourism
microvacation
narco-tourist
touron
vacation hangover
weather tourist
Subject Category:
Culture - Travel and Tourism
Posted on July 15, 1998
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