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as in hobo
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
the police encouraged the tramps who were sleeping in the park to spend the bitterly cold night in the homeless shelter
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as in prostitute
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman
elders in the roaring twenties who labeled flappers degenerates and tramps
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as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
tramped wearily up the stairs after a long day at work
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as in to stroll
to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure
we would have happily tramped through the forest for the rest of the day if it hadn't started to rain
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as in vagabond
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Recent Examples of tramp
Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
It should be noted that much of the discussion about the park, between the City Council and citizens, involved whether a fence needed to be built around the park to discourage the hobos and tramps, who traveled along the railroad, from taking up residence in the park.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2023
Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 21 June 2024
To see the Sasquatch crew tramping across a ridge, outlined against a pearlescent sky, is to grasp the fragility of their existence, and of ours.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2023
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Noun
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Chappell Roan opens up about her debut album 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess' and friendship with Rodrigo
The inspiration behind the title of Chappell Roan's debut album came from her own tramp stamp.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
It should be noted that much of the discussion about the park, between the City Council and citizens, involved whether a fence needed to be built around the park to discourage the hobos and tramps, who traveled along the railroad, from taking up residence in the park.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2023
Verb
Images of the model tramping through the fields of Worthy Farm—polystyrene cup in one hand, cig in the other—have featured in just about every nostalgic listicle this magazine has ever published.
—Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 21 June 2024
To see the Sasquatch crew tramping across a ridge, outlined against a pearlescent sky, is to grasp the fragility of their existence, and of ours.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Probably not another tramp stamp but who knows.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2023
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Extra hooks allow the bag to transform into a trapezoidal hobo shape.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
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There’s a lot to love about Coach’s viral shoulder bag: the modern hobo style, the soft leather, the distinct shape.Lindy Segal, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
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At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.Vulture, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
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Once the road trip ends, Bronny will be shuffling between the G-League and the main Lakers roster.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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These relationships shuffle among the large, contentious staff — Mexican, white, Italian, black, Muslim, Albanian, and Dominican, a panoply of types whose individuality keeps the action lively, timely, yet unpredictable.Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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Instead of stomping their feet, her parents could simply say her name.Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
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Dinosaurs stomp past, ice ages come and go, indigenous people hunt for food.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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There was a college homecoming feel with members of the Divine Nine, the network of Black fraternities and sororities, stepping and strolling to upbeat music.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Still, the sporty jacket was stylish enough to wear for days spent city strolling thanks to elevated details like vertical ruching and a zippered split-hem.Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2024
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There are records of albatrosses spending decades living as vagabond singletons in the wrong hemisphere, Lees said.Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2021
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By modern standards, Wray's story feels like rock and roll lore that edges on pulp: As a child, he was raised in poverty in Dunn, North Carolina, and learned to play guitar from a vagabond bluesman named Hambone.Colin Stutz, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2017
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.Ned Parker, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2024
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The Denver Nuggets have stumbled to a bumpy start this season, even while being generally healthy.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The search party has stumbled upon two marble statues—the amplituhedron and now surfaceology.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Tramp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tramp. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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