HITCHHIKE, HITCHHIKER, HITCHHIKING
NOUNS
► HITCH a lift given to a hitchhiker → 1928 Amer. sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BULLFROG a hitchhiker → 1960s US trucking sl.
► HIGHWAY QUEEN a homosexual hitchhiker → 1972 homosexual sl. (Bk.)
► HITCHPUSSY a traveller asking rides from motorists; a hitchhiker → 1972 homosexual sl. (Bk.)
► THUMBER a hitchhiker → 1935 US colloq.
VERBS
► HITCH to hitchhike → 1929 Amer. sl.
► HOOK to secure a ride for oneself, as by hitchhiking; to steal a ride on a train → 1930 Amer. sl.