Thank you for asking.
The term dates back to the birth of space travel many hundreds of years ago.
The initial meaning was as an acronym: Homeless Organized Barvarian OperativeS
It was a reference to gangs of thugs who used to engage in petty crime in the lawless sectors of the galaxy.
As the group grew it became more violent, and at the same time became inclusive of many nationalities so the Barvarian was dropped for Barbaric . I applaud the inclusive nature of the group, because equality matters, it is too bad that they became more violent. On the Karmic scale I feel as if the whole thing may be a wash.
Anyways, as time progressed they started to become quite wealthy, because regardless of what anyone says, crime does pay.
It was at this point the Homeless was dropped for Honorless.
The last official definition of the term was then: Honorless Organized Barbaric OperativeS
Typical behavior of these folks would be to destroy a small ship at the dock and to pretend it was an accident.
They also like to color their hair and wear sunglasses.
I currently wouldn't put too much stock in that definition because most of the young people here don't use it as an acronym, instead thinking that it just refers to a typical hobo, which is why the 'murder' was added as a prefix, being completely unnecessary if someone understands the history of the term.
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