词源不详，可能来自口语ho,boy,召唤工人用语，即小伙子，停下。

1. Marching songs, work songs, hobo songs and Negro spirituals are also forms of folk song.

行军歌 、 劳动号子 、 流浪曲、黑人圣歌也都应包括在民歌范围之内.

2. In 1931 all the long voyages ended for him in a hobo jungle.

一九三一年,他结束了长途的奔波,来到了一个流浪汉的营地上.

3. How can I get married looking like a hobo?

我看起来像个流浪汉我这样能结婚 吗 ?

4. Hobo told Eddie that she had seen this film twice.

霍波告诉埃迪他已经看过这部影片两次了.

5. Jacky stood, watching the hobo walk away, still poised to follow.

杰基站住了, 看着流浪汉离去, 但是仍做着跟随的准备.