Definition of yob in English:

yob

noun jɒbjɑb

British informal

A rude, noisy, and aggressive young person.
〈英，非正式〉粗暴无礼的年轻人；愣小子
Example sentencesExamples
- He said tougher standards were needed to crack down on thugs and drunken yobs.
- The forum thinks night life in Kingston is only for the noisy, the rowdy and drug-taking yobs.
- Lives could be put at risk by yobs vandalising water hydrants so they can cool down in warm weather.
- Police say a clampdown on louts is working after two teenage yobs were hauled before the courts.
- He was knocked to the ground and kicked repeatedly in the face by the yobs who threatened to kill him unless he handed over cash.
- A school is having to fork out to buy security cameras after yobs broke in and embarked on a spree of vandalism.
- Drastic measures need to be taken such as dusk to dawn curfews on thugs and yobs roaming our neighbourhood.
- A popular skate park could be closed down because problems with yobs have reached crisis point.
- However there is a hardcore of yobs and vandals who don't give a monkeys about fox hunting.
- Schoolboy Will Greer watched in horror as two yobs rode off on his prized BMX bike.
- A woman who is a repeat victim of car vandals has hit out against the yobs who damage property.
- Traders in the area, off London Road, have been heavily targeted in the past by vandals and yobs.
- Residents have appealed for police patrols to be stepped up to rid an estate of yobs and vandals.
- Residents are being driven out of their homes by young yobs and hooligans who are making their lives a misery.
- The brothers were described as yobs and louts by the judge in the Damilola trial.
- We have let these people down - the yobs and their yob parents - and now we are paying the price.
- They urged police to crack down on racist yobs before youths took the law into their own hands.
- You have restored my faith in human nature and it proves that not all young people are yobs or thugs.
- Most vandals and yobs are created by irresponsible and neglectful parents.
- Police today launched an eight-week blitz on drunken yobs around Greater Manchester.
Synonyms
lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel

Derivatives

yobbish

adjective ˈjɒbɪʃˈjɑbɪʃ

British

informal

(especially of a young person) rude, noisy, and aggressive.
a crackdown on drunken and yobbish behaviour in the city
Example sentencesExamples
- a yobbish bunch of kids trashed the school bus
- His 16-year-old daughter Samantha and son Tom, 13, have been caught up in drugs, joyriding and yobbish behaviour.
- The yobbish city culture takes over when two opposing football clubs meet.
- It is extremely encouraging the campaign has succeeded in mobilising people to take action against yobbish and anti-social behaviour.

yobbishly

adverb

British

informal

Last week he was at it again, demanding punishment of the utmost severity for footballers who behave yobbishly on the pitch.
Example sentencesExamples
- Am I saying that all yobbishly named wines are awful?
- I had gone out with some girls I'd met and got so drunk that I was yobbishly being sick in the street.

yobbishness

noun

British

informal

There has to be an end to the drunken yobbishness which has been a problem in the past.
Example sentencesExamples
- The clampdown on yobbishness by the youngest pupils is designed to nip the problem in the bud before the children reach secondary school, where teachers face the worst discipline problems.
- The yobbishness of the youth continues to make headlines.

yobby

adjectiveyobbiest, yobbierˈjɒbiˈjɑbi

British

informal

(especially of a young person) rude, noisy, and aggressive.
hoards of yobby kids
Example sentencesExamples
- yobby behaviour is being dealt with
- Yobby behaviour is being dealt with.’
- What I hate about the magazine is its yobby tone.

Origin

Mid 19th century: back slang for boy.

This is an example of back slang, in which people say words as though they were spelled backwards. It is a reverse form of boy, and originally, in the mid 19th century, simply meant ‘a boy or youth’. Now a yob is a rude, noisy, or aggressive one.

Rhymes

blob, bob, cob, dob, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb

Definition of yob in US English:

yob

nounyäbjɑb

British informal

A rude, noisy, and aggressive young person.
〈英，非正式〉粗暴无礼的年轻人；愣小子
Example sentencesExamples
- We have let these people down - the yobs and their yob parents - and now we are paying the price.
- You have restored my faith in human nature and it proves that not all young people are yobs or thugs.
- Most vandals and yobs are created by irresponsible and neglectful parents.
- Residents are being driven out of their homes by young yobs and hooligans who are making their lives a misery.
- Lives could be put at risk by yobs vandalising water hydrants so they can cool down in warm weather.
- He was knocked to the ground and kicked repeatedly in the face by the yobs who threatened to kill him unless he handed over cash.
- Schoolboy Will Greer watched in horror as two yobs rode off on his prized BMX bike.
- They urged police to crack down on racist yobs before youths took the law into their own hands.
- Police today launched an eight-week blitz on drunken yobs around Greater Manchester.
- The forum thinks night life in Kingston is only for the noisy, the rowdy and drug-taking yobs.
- He said tougher standards were needed to crack down on thugs and drunken yobs.
- However there is a hardcore of yobs and vandals who don't give a monkeys about fox hunting.
- Drastic measures need to be taken such as dusk to dawn curfews on thugs and yobs roaming our neighbourhood.
- A school is having to fork out to buy security cameras after yobs broke in and embarked on a spree of vandalism.
- Traders in the area, off London Road, have been heavily targeted in the past by vandals and yobs.
- Residents have appealed for police patrols to be stepped up to rid an estate of yobs and vandals.
- A popular skate park could be closed down because problems with yobs have reached crisis point.
- Police say a clampdown on louts is working after two teenage yobs were hauled before the courts.
- A woman who is a repeat victim of car vandals has hit out against the yobs who damage property.
- The brothers were described as yobs and louts by the judge in the Damilola trial.
Synonyms
lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel

Origin

Mid 19th century: back slang for boy.

单词	yob
释义	Definition of yob in English: yob noun jɒbjɑb British informal A rude, noisy, and aggressive young person. 〈英，非正式〉粗暴无礼的年轻人；愣小子 Example sentencesExamples He said tougher standards were needed to crack down on thugs and drunken yobs. The forum thinks night life in Kingston is only for the noisy, the rowdy and drug-taking yobs. Lives could be put at risk by yobs vandalising water hydrants so they can cool down in warm weather. Police say a clampdown on louts is working after two teenage yobs were hauled before the courts. He was knocked to the ground and kicked repeatedly in the face by the yobs who threatened to kill him unless he handed over cash. A school is having to fork out to buy security cameras after yobs broke in and embarked on a spree of vandalism. Drastic measures need to be taken such as dusk to dawn curfews on thugs and yobs roaming our neighbourhood. A popular skate park could be closed down because problems with yobs have reached crisis point. However there is a hardcore of yobs and vandals who don't give a monkeys about fox hunting. Schoolboy Will Greer watched in horror as two yobs rode off on his prized BMX bike. A woman who is a repeat victim of car vandals has hit out against the yobs who damage property. Traders in the area, off London Road, have been heavily targeted in the past by vandals and yobs. Residents have appealed for police patrols to be stepped up to rid an estate of yobs and vandals. Residents are being driven out of their homes by young yobs and hooligans who are making their lives a misery. The brothers were described as yobs and louts by the judge in the Damilola trial. We have let these people down - the yobs and their yob parents - and now we are paying the price. They urged police to crack down on racist yobs before youths took the law into their own hands. You have restored my faith in human nature and it proves that not all young people are yobs or thugs. Most vandals and yobs are created by irresponsible and neglectful parents. Police today launched an eight-week blitz on drunken yobs around Greater Manchester. Synonyms lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel Derivatives yobbish adjective ˈjɒbɪʃˈjɑbɪʃ British informal (especially of a young person) rude, noisy, and aggressive. a crackdown on drunken and yobbish behaviour in the city Example sentencesExamples a yobbish bunch of kids trashed the school bus His 16-year-old daughter Samantha and son Tom, 13, have been caught up in drugs, joyriding and yobbish behaviour. The yobbish city culture takes over when two opposing football clubs meet. It is extremely encouraging the campaign has succeeded in mobilising people to take action against yobbish and anti-social behaviour. yobbishly adverb British informal Last week he was at it again, demanding punishment of the utmost severity for footballers who behave yobbishly on the pitch. Example sentencesExamples Am I saying that all yobbishly named wines are awful? I had gone out with some girls I'd met and got so drunk that I was yobbishly being sick in the street. yobbishness noun British informal There has to be an end to the drunken yobbishness which has been a problem in the past. Example sentencesExamples The clampdown on yobbishness by the youngest pupils is designed to nip the problem in the bud before the children reach secondary school, where teachers face the worst discipline problems. The yobbishness of the youth continues to make headlines. yobby adjectiveyobbiest, yobbierˈjɒbiˈjɑbi British informal (especially of a young person) rude, noisy, and aggressive. hoards of yobby kids Example sentencesExamples yobby behaviour is being dealt with Yobby behaviour is being dealt with.’ What I hate about the magazine is its yobby tone. Origin Mid 19th century: back slang for boy. This is an example of back slang, in which people say words as though they were spelled backwards. It is a reverse form of boy, and originally, in the mid 19th century, simply meant ‘a boy or youth’. Now a yob is a rude, noisy, or aggressive one. Rhymes blob, bob, cob, dob, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb Definition of yob in US English: yob nounyäbjɑb British informal A rude, noisy, and aggressive young person. 〈英，非正式〉粗暴无礼的年轻人；愣小子 Example sentencesExamples We have let these people down - the yobs and their yob parents - and now we are paying the price. You have restored my faith in human nature and it proves that not all young people are yobs or thugs. Most vandals and yobs are created by irresponsible and neglectful parents. Residents are being driven out of their homes by young yobs and hooligans who are making their lives a misery. Lives could be put at risk by yobs vandalising water hydrants so they can cool down in warm weather. He was knocked to the ground and kicked repeatedly in the face by the yobs who threatened to kill him unless he handed over cash. Schoolboy Will Greer watched in horror as two yobs rode off on his prized BMX bike. They urged police to crack down on racist yobs before youths took the law into their own hands. Police today launched an eight-week blitz on drunken yobs around Greater Manchester. The forum thinks night life in Kingston is only for the noisy, the rowdy and drug-taking yobs. He said tougher standards were needed to crack down on thugs and drunken yobs. However there is a hardcore of yobs and vandals who don't give a monkeys about fox hunting. Drastic measures need to be taken such as dusk to dawn curfews on thugs and yobs roaming our neighbourhood. A school is having to fork out to buy security cameras after yobs broke in and embarked on a spree of vandalism. Traders in the area, off London Road, have been heavily targeted in the past by vandals and yobs. Residents have appealed for police patrols to be stepped up to rid an estate of yobs and vandals. A popular skate park could be closed down because problems with yobs have reached crisis point. Police say a clampdown on louts is working after two teenage yobs were hauled before the courts. A woman who is a repeat victim of car vandals has hit out against the yobs who damage property. The brothers were described as yobs and louts by the judge in the Damilola trial. Synonyms lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel Origin Mid 19th century: back slang for boy.
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