yob
noun/jɒb/
/jɑːb/
(also yobbo
(British English, informal)/ˈjɒbəʊ/
/ˈjɑːbəʊ/
(plural yobbos)
)- a rude, noisy and sometimes aggressive and violent boy or young man synonym lout
- a group of drunken yobs
Word Originmid 19th cent.: back slang for boy.Definitions on the go
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