yob
2
9.9
- noun
- /jɒb/
- Offensive
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gamberro
- I'm a yob from West Cork, Dev.
Examples
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They're yobs.
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The Rolling Stones, they were, MARIANNE FAITHFULL'S BIOGRAPHER as Marianne would put it, were a bunch of yobs.
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Just where did you get this yob from?
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You are well-named, Mr. Yob.
Blog text (33) -
Mostly shaven-headed, creepy, scary yob types.
Blog text (19) -
In the Guardian recently, there was an article from a young man who had intervened to stop some yobs harassing people on a bus.
Blog text (9) -
Hooligans, thugs, louts, yobs, headbangers, geezers.
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Your next prime minister is grabbing a bullhorn and marching through the streets of Luton, "All right, you yobs, we have had it with your acting up and must insist that you behave as proper Englishmen from this day hence!"
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A group of yobs were causing trouble at the park, shouting and throwing things around.
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The pub owner did not allow yobs to enter, as they often start fights with other customers.
Synonyms
37
6.3
A violent or noisy person who causes trouble in public, often at sports events
32
8.1
A violent person who hurts others and causes trouble
3
8.6
A person who acts violently and often starts fights
A young man who is loud, rude, and often aggressive
Antonyms
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yob comes from a simple slang trick: it is boy spelled backwards, a playful secret name used by children and young people. So yob became a quick, insulting name for a young man who is rude, noisy, or sometimes violent.