yob
yob · yobs
A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkennessA person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
UK/jɒb/US/jɑb/
» Some yob kicked a ball at my head.
Meaning
2 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
Halbstarker, Halbstarke, Rabauke
хулига́нxuligán, го́пникgópnik
хуліга́нxulihán
(obsolete)A boy.
More definitions
- a cruel and brutal fellow
Examples
2 sentencesSome yob kicked a ball at my head.
"Mum, mum! Tom tripped me!" "That yob! I'll give him what for!"
de„Mama, Mama! Tom hat mir ein Bein gestellt!“ – „So ein Rüpel! Na, der soll was erleben!“
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
Backslang for boy. The second sense was likely influenced by hobnob and/or yokel.Backslang for boy. The second sense was likely influenced by hobnob and/or yokel.
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