hobo synonymous with panhandler or beggar

[Lisa Galvin]

Heard the same usage a year or two ago from my friend's  child, then in third or fourth grade (age 8 or 9).

Lisa Galvin
Seattle

On Mar 31, 2012, at 6:13 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=
> nymous with panhandler or beggar.
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> I would like to know what this esteemed list serve thinks.
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