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   Yob

   /yäb/

   

   noun

   • 1. a rude, noisy, and aggressive young person. informal British

   Word Origin mid 19th century: back slang for boy.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • Definition of yob noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a rude, noisy and sometimes aggressive and violent boy or young man synonym lout Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   • Define YOBS. YOBS synonyms, YOBS pronunciation, YOBS translation, English dictionary definition of YOBS. abbr. year of birth n. Chiefly British Slang A rowdy, aggressive, or violent young man. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...

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   What does it mean if you call someone a yob?

   • If you call someone a yob, you disapprove of them because they behave in a noisy, rude, and perhaps violent way in public. Violent and dangerous yobs deserve to be locked up. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   a young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way: a gang of loud-mouthed yobs. Synonyms. hooligan. ruffian old-fashioned or humorous. tough old-fashioned informal. (Definition of yob from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of yob?

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   Definitions of yob. noun. a cruel and brutal fellow. synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yobbo, yobo. see more.

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   4 days ago · If you call someone a yob, you disapprove of them because they behave in a noisy, rude, and perhaps violent way in public. [ British , informal , disapproval ] Violent and dangerous yobs deserve to be locked up.

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   What does the noun yob mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun yob . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   yob meaning: a rude or violent young man. Learn more.

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