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murderhobo

murderhobo noun: a character who wanders the gameworld, unattached to any community, indiscriminately killing and looting.

Noun

murderhobo (plural murderhobos or murderhoboes)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, roleplaying games) A character who wanders the gameworld, unattached to any community, indiscriminately killing and looting.
    • Know that you're not going to be the only group of murderhobos out there though, and there's an increasing chance that you may run into others the more dungeons you explore.2017, Jason Paul McCartan, Through Dungeons Deeper: A Survival Guide for Dungeoneers as Written by a Survivor, page 99
    • Grab some stone, craft a sword and go on, be a murderhobo.2019, Drew Sleep, “Minecraft”, in Retro Gamer UK, number 200, page 100

Verb

murderhobo (third-person singular simple present murderhobos, present participle murderhoboing, simple past and past participle murderhoboed)

  1. (derogatory, intransitive, slang, roleplaying games) To act like a murderhobo: to wander a gameworld indiscriminately killing and looting.

Forms of murderhobo

Noun
pluralmurderhobos
pluralmurderhoboes
alternative formmurder hobo
alternative formmurder-hobo
Verb
third-person singular presentmurderhobos
present participlemurderhoboing
past participlemurderhoboed
pastmurderhoboed

Origin of murderhobo

From murder + hobo.

Questions about murderhobo

What does murderhobo mean?
Murderhobo means a character who wanders the gameworld, unattached to any community, indiscriminately killing and looting.
What part of speech is murderhobo?
Murderhobo can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of murderhobo?
The plural of murderhobo is murderhobos.

Words near murderhobo in the dictionary

  1. murderers' rows
  2. murderess
  3. murderesses
  4. murderest
  5. murdereth
  6. murderhobo
  7. murderhoboed
  8. murderhoboes
  9. murderhoboing
  10. murderhobos
  11. murderhood

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