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Yob

/jɒb/

(costers, backslang) A boy.

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📖 Definitions of "Yob"

noun

1
(costers, backslang) A boy.
2
A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

🔄 Synonyms of "Yob"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
toughverb	(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
bullynoun	A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
ruffiannoun	A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
rowdynoun	Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
hooligannoun	(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
yobbonoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang) A yob.
roughnecknoun	(colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
yobonoun	(Hawaii) A Korean person.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Yob"

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Word	Definition
yobbonoun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang) A yob.
yobonoun	(Hawaii) A Korean person.
hooligannoun	(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
ruffiannoun	A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
roughnecknoun	(colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
bullynoun	A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
toughverb	(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
rowdynoun	Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
yabbonoun	Alternative form of yobbo. [(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang) A yob.]
hoblobnoun	(obsolete) a rustic, boorish person; yokel
boyonoun	(Ireland) A boy or lad.
boychiknoun	(US, Jewish, slang) Term of endearment for a young boy, or a young man.
boykinnoun	(now rare, chiefly informal, endearing) A little boy.
yobbismnoun	yobbish behaviour; hooliganism
blackboynoun	(Australia, informal) Any plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, native to Australia.
barrow-boynoun	Alternative form of barrow boy. [(UK, dated) A boy or man who sells goods, especially fruits or vegetables, from a barrow; a costermonger.]
butcher boynoun	A man or boy who works for a butcher shop; a butcher's boy.
boikinnoun	(chiefly in the 16 ᵗʰ century) Archaic spelling of boykin. [(now rare, chiefly informal, endearing) A little boy.]
sea boynoun	(archaic) A boy employed on a ship; a child seaman.
rent boynoun	(chiefly British, informal) A male prostitute, typically young and gay.