Hobosexual

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person sexually attracted to tramps or hobos.

    "You’re a hobosexual — do you hear me! — a hobosexual! A man who can only get excited by women who are real tramps‼"

  2. 2
    Punning on bum (as a synonym of hobo).

    "“Your Honor,” the young man said, “I just can’t live with my wife anymore. She’s a hobosexual.” “Just one moment,” interrupted the judge. “Don’t you mean homosexual?” “I mean hobosexual. You see, my wife’s a bum lay.”"

  3. 3
    A person of an unkempt appearance.

    "“You mean the hobosexual looking dude? Looks like somebody shook him up in a bag, and then tossed him out?” Madison giggled. “That’s funny, where did you get hobosexual from?” “Judging from the looks of him, he surely isn’t meticulous about his looks like a metrosexual.”"

  4. 4
    A person who seeks out romantic relationships in order to secure housing.

Example

More examples

"You’re a hobosexual — do you hear me! — a hobosexual! A man who can only get excited by women who are real tramps‼"

Etymology

Formed as hobo + sexual, punning on homosexual; compare hobohemia and metrosexual.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.