Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

murderhobo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mur-der-hobo
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Derogatory; Humorous

verb

To act like a murderhobo: to wander a gameworld indiscriminately killing and looting.

Derogatory; Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"Grab some stone, craft a sword and go on, be a murderhobo."
"Maybe you joined a new group expecting a heavy role-playing experience, just to discover the rest of the party was a group of murderhobos with their hearts set on loot and plunder."

Etymology

From murder + hobo.

Usage

Inflected Forms

murderhobos (plural) murderhoboes (plural) murder hobo (alternative) murder-hobo (alternative) murderhobos (present, singular) murderhoboing (participle, present) murderhoboed (participle, past) murderhoboed (past)

Phrases

hack-and-slash

Frequently Paired Words

hack-and-slash

Questions

What does murderhobo mean?: A character who wanders the gameworld, unattached to any community, indiscriminately killing and looting.
Where does murderhobo come from?: From murder + hobo.

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