Confusion reigns in the stales' household on this one due to creeping Americanisation.

The (40+ y.o.) parents use bum in the anatomical sense (as would most Oztrayuns of their vintage) whilst the chilluns (10 & 12) think first of the hobo connotations (as would most Oztrayuns of their vintage).

So....tell me about "hobo" - where'd that spring from? A slur on those from Hoboken (or however it's spelt) perhaps?

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