Murderhobo

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A character who wanders the gameworld, unattached to any community, indiscriminately killing and looting. derogatory, humorous

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    To act like a murderhobo: to wander a gameworld indiscriminately killing and looting. derogatory, intransitive, slang

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From murder + hobo.

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