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yobbo

yob·bo
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [yob-oh]
    • /ˈyɒb oʊ/
    • /ˈjɒ.bəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yob-oh]
    • /ˈyɒb oʊ/

Definitions of yobbo word

  • abbreviation YOBBO yob. 1
  • noun yobbo (British, Australia, New Zealand, pejorative, slang) A yob. 1
  • countable noun yobbo A yobbo is the same as a yob. 0

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Origin of yobbo

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; yob + -o

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Yobbo

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

yobbo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for yobbo

noun yobbo

  • yob — a teenage lout or hooligan.
  • hoodlum — a thug or gangster.
  • hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
  • roughneck — a rough, coarse person; a tough.
  • loudmouth — a loudmouthed person.

Top questions with yobbo

  • what does yobbo mean?
  • what is a yobbo?

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