yob

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yob]
- /yɒb/
- /jɒb/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yob]
- /yɒb/

Definitions of yob word

noun yob a teenage lout or hooligan. 1
noun yob A rude, noisy, and aggressive young man. 1
noun yob coarse or violent male 1
countable noun yob If you call a boy or a man a yob, you disapprove of him because he behaves in a noisy, rude, and perhaps violent way in public. 0
noun yob an aggressive and surly youth, esp a teenager 0
noun yob a hoodlum or lout 0

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Origin of yob

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; a consciously reversed form of boy

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Parts of speech for Yob

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Yob

yob popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for yob

noun yob

thug — a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber, or murderer.
yobbo — yob.
hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
hoodlum — a thug or gangster.
ruffian — a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.

All 6 Synonyms of yob

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