hobo synonymous with panhandler or beggar

[Neal Whitman]

That's definitely the usage of my 13yo son and his peers, here in central Ohio.

Neal

On Mar 31, 2012, at 9:13 PM, Dan Nussbaum <yekkey at AOL.COM> wrote:

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> My wife informs me that her Middle School students consider hobo to be syno=
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> I would like to know what this esteemed list serve thinks.
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