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Yob

//jɑb// noun, phrase, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A boy. obsolete

    "And you bet that each gal, not to mention each yob, Didn't care how much ooftish it cost 'em per nob."

  2. 2
    Initialism of year of birth. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    a cruel and brutal fellow wordnet
  4. 4
    A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang

    "Yes, it's holiday time again for British yobs – and the rest of us can flee to those parts of Abroad which the louts ignore, or just cringe in shame at home."

Phrase
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of YOB (year of birth) alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Backslang for boy. The second sense was likely influenced by hobnob and/or yokel.

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