Complete Definition of "yob"

English

Etymology
backslang|Backslang for boy.

Pronunciation
enPR|y�b, IPA|/j�b/, SAMPA|jQb
:rhymes|�b

Noun
en-noun

#context|pejorative|chiefly|UK|AU|slang A person who engages in antisocial behavior/behaviour and/or drunkenness.

Synonyms
(standard register): hooligan
(British): tearaway, chav
(Chiefly Australian slang): yobbo
(Geordie slang) charva

Translations
trans-top|antisocial person
French: voyou m
Finnish: huligaani
trans-mid
Spanish: vándalo m, gamberro m italbrac|Spain, patotero m italbrac|Peru|River Plate region
trans-bottom

Derived terms
yobbo

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