hobo

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Part hobo, part insult comic, part performance artist, Diogenes flaunted his disregard for convention in ways that scandalized the bourgeoisie of Athens and, later, Corinth, after his banishment from Sinope became permanent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Yes, it wasn't a boy; it was a little girl, but I couldn't tell because she was dressed like a hobo.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023

Over a century, L.A.’s arroyos have drawn graffitists and their chroniclers — hobo, cholo and otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

The trilogy includes “The Areas of My Expertise,” a book that contains, among other things, a list of 700 hobo names.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

“This ain’t bad,” the hobo told Billy on the second day.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut