Perhaps I was afraid of being laughed at if the mysterious item turned out to be a hambone, a distinct possibility.2009 February 22, J. David Goodman, “The Night of the Foot”, in New York Times:
HAMBONE — An unconvincing blackface dialectician.1946, Radio Alphabet: A Glossary of Radio Terms, Hastings House, page 38:
Ferrell is the ubiquitous hambone, an affably oblivious man-child prone to shirtless prancing onscreen.2009 February 15, Rob Salem, “When comedy geniuses unite”, in Toronto Star:
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Dance, Dancing, Entertainment, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Music, Sports A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands
“Walking, walking, walking -- Hambone break!”2010 July 26, Pendleton Ward & Tom Herpich, “Freak City” (0:33 from the start), in Adventure Time, season 1, episode 20, spoken by Finn the Human (Jeremy Shada):
“♪ Hambone, hambone! ♪ Hambone. Okay, hambone break's over. Back to the bedroom!” (motor whirring) “♪ Hambone, hambone! ♪ Hambone ♪”2010 July 29, Lewis Morton, “The Late Philip J. Fry” (1:02 from the start), in Futurama, season 6, episode 7, spoken by Bender (John DiMaggio):