skid row bum

skid row bum
n. a down-and-out person; a low alcoholic beggar.
Do you want to end up a skid row bum?
Even a skid row bum has some pride.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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  • hobo — Synonyms and related words: Arab, Bowery bum, alien, beach bum, beachcomber, beggar, beggarly fellow, blighter, bo, budmash, bum, bummer, cadger, caitiff, case, character, crackpot, crank, derelict, devil, dogie, drifter, drunkard, eccentric,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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