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December 07, 2004

Hobo Slang

The Original Hobo Nickel Society presents a dictionary of hobo slang. I picked up the term "angel" from a dear friend who used to hitchhike across the States and Mexico before adopting the settled life of an anarchist women's collective.

angel - a person who gives more than you expect

I would be grateful for all Flea-readers to be my angels and remember me in today's vote for Best Culture Blog. One percent and I can overtake Gawker. Just saying.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 7, 2004 09:44 AM

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You got my vote.

Posted by: Peggy Snow Cahill at December 7, 2004 08:15 PM

I thought I'd picked up a lot of this from Blish's "Cities In Flight". Apparently not, according to this some of the terms I thought I knew mean other things.

Posted by: Dave Munger at December 7, 2004 08:48 PM