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yob
yob
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noun
British Slang.
a teenage lout or hooligan.
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What Is Yob·bo?
What Is Yob·bo?
Origin:
1855–60;
a consciously reversed form of
boy
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y.o.b.
year of birth.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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World English Dictionary
yob
or
yobbo
(jɒb, ˈjɒbəʊ)
—
n
,
pl
yobs
,
yobbos
slang
(
Brit
) an aggressive and surly youth, esp a teenager
[C19: perhaps back slang for
boy
]
yobbo
or
yobbo
—
n
[C19: perhaps back slang for
boy
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
yob
"a youth," 1859, back-slang from
boy
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
YOB
year of birth
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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