hobo synonymous with panhandler or beggar

[Indigo Som]

I first heard of this use of "hobo" among the youngsters around 2 years ago when my spouse reported that her sister's middle-school-age kids were saying it. We (in our mid40s) found it very puzzling. It seems the kids (who live in Silicon Valley) say "hobo" where we would probably say "homeless person". Just another data point for y'all.

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