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hobo jungle

hobo jungle noun: a makeshift encampment adjacent to a railroad freight carrier's property where train hoppers/hobos, tramps, or bums congregate while waiting for their outbound train.

Noun

hobo jungle (plural hobo jungles)

  1. (US, slang) A makeshift encampment adjacent to a railroad freight carrier's property where train hoppers/hobos, tramps, or bums congregate while waiting for their outbound train.

Forms of hobo jungle

pluralhobo jungles

Questions about hobo jungle

What does hobo jungle mean?
Hobo jungle means a makeshift encampment adjacent to a railroad freight carrier's property where train hoppers/hobos, tramps, or bums congregate while waiting for their outbound train.
What part of speech is hobo jungle?
Hobo jungle is a noun.
What is the plural of hobo jungle?
The plural of hobo jungle is hobo jungles.

Words near hobo jungle in the dictionary

  1. hobo
  2. hobo bag
  3. hobo bags
  4. hobo egg
  5. Hobo Joe
  6. hobo jungle
  7. hobo jungles
  8. hobo nickel
  9. hobo spider
  10. hobo spiders
  11. hobo stew

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