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yob

[yob] ,
–noun British Slang.
a teenage lout or hooligan.

Origin:
1855–60; a consciously reversed form of boy

y.o.b.

year of birth.
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yob   (yŏb)   
n.   Chiefly British Slang
A rowdy, aggressive, or violent young man.

[Alteration of boy (spelled backward).]
YOB  
abbr.  year of birth
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yob 
"a youth," 1859, back-slang from boy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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YOB
year of birth
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