Words & TermsPeople and character
houso
A person who lives in public or housing-commission accommodation; sometimes the accommodation or social milieu itself.
In a sentence
He described houso as a class-loaded label, not a neutral identity.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary’s 2016 expansion confirms the term’s Australian lexicographic status.
- Initial era
- 1900–1999
- Where used
- Australia-wide