Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bindle stiff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: bindle s-tiff
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hobo, misfit, criminal, wanderer, or drifting harvest worker.

Example Sentences

"“So maybe you better jus’ scatter along now, ’cause Curley maybe ain’t gonna like his wife out in the barn with us ‘bindle stiffs.’ ”"
"He felt like a toss-up between a bindle stiff and a skid row derelict."

Etymology

From bindle, a hobo’s sack.

Inflected Forms

bindle stiffs (plural)

Synonyms

bindle punk

Questions

What does bindle stiff mean?: A hobo, misfit, criminal, wanderer, or drifting harvest worker.
Where does bindle stiff come from?: From bindle, a hobo’s sack.

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