Long Form pointed me to a great post on Ptak Science about the history of hobo language and lexicons. It includes the above “Glossary of Slanguage,” taken from an anonymous 1946 pamphlet called “Hobo Exposed, or How to be a Hobo.”

More Afflictor hobo-related posts:

• Hobos stealing nice clothes from decent folks (1895).
• Great Photography: Hobos back in the day.