riding the cushions in the big burg...

here's some hobo slang to amaze friends and coworkers with:

bakehead - a fool or idiot
bazoo - mouth
the Big Burg - New York City
cackleberries - eggs
candle eater - a Russian
flannel mouth - an Irishman
gooseberrying - stealing clothes off a clothesline
gooseberry ranch - a brothel
Hobohemia - the universe of the hobo
hooty - angry
ink - cheap red wine
jug heister - a chronic drunk
Long Island peek - a sly glance from the corner of the eye
mush talk - flattery
nail a rattler - catch a train
one of the burlap sisters - a prostitute
the Peg - Winnipeg, Canada
ride the cushions - to live in luxury
skating on the uppers - dead broke
snapper rig - second-hand suit of clothes
twist - a woman or girl
walking dandruff - head lice
zook - a worn out old prostitute