bindle stiff

noun

, Slang.

1. a hobo.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bindle stiff¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

But what, pray, is a bindle stiff?

From Time Magazine Archive

"Bindle stiff" is an American hobo term.

From Time Magazine Archive

The hobo who does carry a bundle, be it ever so little, is regarded as a stuck-up stiff or bindle stiff.

From Time Magazine Archive

For I once was, and was called, a "bindle stiff."

From Time Magazine Archive