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Hillbilly vs Hobo - What's the difference?

hillbilly | hobo |

As a noun hillbilly

is someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.

hillbilly

English

Noun

(hillbillies)
  • Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
  • A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.

    • Synonyms

    * hick

    hobo

    English

    (wikipedia hobo)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
  • A migratory laborer
  • (pejorative) A tramp, vagabond; hence bum

    • Usage notes

    * Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * hobohemia * hoboism * hobo spider * hobo stove

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
    • Joe idly hoboed''' through half the country till he realized ' hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.

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