yob

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yob^¹

/jɒb/ UK
/jɑb/ US

Rhymes with -ɒb

Where it comes from

Backslang for boy. The second sense was likely influenced by hobnob and/or yokel.

noun yobs

obsolete A boy. And you bet that each gal, not to mention each yob, Didn't care how much ooftish it cost 'em per nob.
Similar: boy
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness. Yes, it's holiday time again for British yobs – and the rest of us can flee to those parts of Abroad which the louts ignore, or just cringe in shame at home.
Similar: hooligan, tearaway, chav, yobbo, charva

Similar: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian

YOB^²

noun Y.O.B. · Y. O. B. · YoB · y.o.b. · y. o. b.

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of year of birth

YoB^³

phrase

alternative Alternative spelling of YOB (year of birth)

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian

Translations

Every language

noun antisocial person

Español	vándalo, gamberro, golfo, granuja, patotero, hincha
Français	voyou m asocial, houligan, paumé, pauv'type, loubard, blouson noir
Deutsch	Halbstarker, Halbstarke, Rabauke, Rabaukin, Rowdy, Rowdyin
Italiano	monello, birichino
Ελληνικά	μάγκας mágkas
Русский	хулига́н xuligán, го́пник gópnik

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@misc{yob_2026,
  title = {yob},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yob},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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