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- DictionaryYob/yäb/
noun
- 1. a rude, noisy, and aggressive young person. informal British
Examples of yob in a Sentence. Noun A couple of yobs damaged his car. the complaint that English football has been taken over by the yobs, who make the stadiums unfit for families. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun. Johnson has more to worry about than just random yobs disrupting the call.
Yob is slang in the United Kingdom for a loutish, uncultured person. In Australia, the word yobbo is more frequently used, with a similar although slightly less negative meaning.
YOB definition: 1. a young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way: 2. a young man…. Learn more.
1. [ yob ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. , British Slang. a teenage lout or hooligan. y.o.b. 2. abbreviation for. year of birth. yob. / ˈjɒbəʊ; jɒb / noun. slang. an aggressive and surly youth, esp a teenager.
If you call someone a yob, you disapprove of them because they behave in a noisy, rude, and perhaps violent way in public.
YOB meaning: 1. a young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way: 2. a young man…. Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · ( derogatory, chiefly British, New Zealand, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness . Synonyms. [ edit] (boy): See Thesaurus:boy. (antisocial person): (standard register): hooligan. (British): tearaway, chav. (chiefly Australian slang): yobbo. (Geordie slang): charva.
noun. a cruel and brutal fellow. synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yobbo, yobo. see more. a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction.
Yob definition, a teenage lout or hooligan. See more.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun yob. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Australian English, British English, and New Zealand English.
