yob
IPA: jˈɑb
noun
- (obsolete, costermongers, back slang) A boy.
- (derogatory, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
- Initialism of year of birth.
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Examples of "yob" in Sentences
- Sanjay was arrested, while the yob escaped.
- Moreover, yob unknown is for ancient people.
- Dave has embraced the notion of a yob culture.
- Sanjay was then arrested, while the yob escaped.
- I wrote most of this article but don't know his YoB.
- That sounds as good a place as any to redirect yob to.
- For example the term 'yob' was originally back slang for 'boy'.
- An empty can of Lilt was kicked down the close by a gang of yob.
- I notice that the article has been categorized as one lacking a YoB.
- Yobbo or yob is a slang term for an uncouth or thuggish working class person.