angelina
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Meaning · English
A young, inexperienced hobo (of either gender).
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
He had a plug of tobacco fixed firmly in his left cheek and talked around it in fluent hobo slang. "You Angelinas lookin' to catch a blind?" he said as Violet and Myrtle stood on the platform in Penn Station[…]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “angelina” mean?
A young, inexperienced hobo (of either gender).
Is “angelina” formal or informal?
angelina is generally slang.