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bindle stiff

noun

Definition of bindle stiff

as in beggar

a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living upon graduation from college he wandered around the country as a bindle stiff, naively believing that he was at one with the downtrodden

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Robert Pattinson’s big outburst in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ has gone viral—here’s the ‘beggars’ meme, explained.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Antinous shocked even the other suitors by insulting and assaulting an elderly beggar; when the beggar revealed himself as Odysseus and slew the suitors, Antinous was the first to die.

— Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

Definition of beggar

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The slouchy silhouette is ideal for anyone who appreciates the hobo bag look.

— Mia McManus, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Per usual with movies like this, spelling out the terror (the roots are in hobo codes and religious legend) becomes, regrettably, a shock absorber, not a facilitator.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Definition of hobo

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Plus, the police are looking for a tramp (David Wilmot) who lives in the forest nearby, and may know something about what happened to her.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
More than half a century into his imposingly prolific, restlessly searching career as a songwriter, Springsteen has fulfilled the prophecy he was born into as a young tramp.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of tramp

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That exposure is exactly why direct trauma there produces an acute, transient, shock-like jolt rather than an ordinary bruise-type ache.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
He was released from prison in California in 2023, according to the registry, and he is listed as being a transient in Sacramento.

— Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of transient

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