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Definition of yob noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

yob

noun
 
/jɒb/
 
/jɑːb/
(also yobbo
 
/ˈjɒbəʊ/
 
/ˈjɑːbəʊ/
(plural yobbos)
)
(British English, informal)
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  1. 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.
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adverb
 
 
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