Thought of the morning

[andrewducker]

[Poll #1436633]

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[khbrown.livejournal.com]

At school we would refer to two male friends as "bum chums" in a way that was, retrospectively, vaguely homophobic.

[poisonduk.livejournal.com]

Would that also then apply to Bosom Buddies for female friends?

[khbrown.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, depending on the history.

But, without looking at that history, I would tend to say bosom = breast / chest and was gender neutral; we need input from females who used or did not use bum chum or bosom buddy.

[ninebelow.livejournal.com]

I find it hard to believe you didn't know this at the time. Homophobic insults are stock in trade for school kids.

[khbrown.livejournal.com]

This was 20+ years ago.

I and a friend were referred to as bum chums, but there was never any ovbious homosexual aspect as far as I remember.

I did go to a quite progressive school, albeit one under Clause 28.