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Used in the same way Qld children use bar 'a safe place in a game': I'm not in, I'm home.
Editor's comments: This is a term used in NZ. Is it used anywhere in Australia?
Contributor's comments: Used when playing chassy in north of WA.
Contributor's comments: We used this word as kids in Adelaide in the 60s and 70s, but my family came from Broken Hill.
Contributor's comments: Very common in the UK. Possibly from the game of Rounders from which American Baseball coined the Home Run.