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hogo | hobo |

As a noun hogo

is a strong, unpleasant smell.

hogo

English

Alternative forms

* hogoo

Noun

(head)
  • a strong, unpleasant smell
  • * 1922 , James Joyce, Ulysses :
    • Some women for instance warn you off when they have their period. Come near. Then get a hogo you could hang your hat on. Like what? Potted herrings gone stale or. Boof! Please keep off the grass.
  • * 1980 , Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers :
    • He opened and let out a hogo of medicinal rum and beer. The bad tooth was a premolar.
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    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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