Meanings
- uncountableThe lifestyle or practices of hobos; vagrancy.
Hoboism cannot be cured or prevented by makeshifts or by local measures and efforts, although community interest naturally is vital in dealing with a problem that comes home to every community.
1923, Benjamin C. Marsh, “For the Community to Do”, in The World tomorrow, volume 61 more example
The reasons why Kerouac himself gave up his hoboism seem wide-ranging: a commitment to care for his mother once his work became commercially successful; the increasing difficulties of such journeys; […]
2012, Sharin N. Elkholy, The Philosophy of the Beats, page 43
Origin
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