yob

yob

noun \ˈyäb\

Definition of YOB

British

: yobbo

Examples of YOB

1. A couple of yobs damaged his car.
2. <the complaint that English football has been taken over by the yobs, who make the stadiums unfit for families>

Origin of YOB

backward spelling for boy

First Known Use: 1908

Related to YOB

Synonyms: bully, gangbanger, gangsta, gangster, goon, gorilla, homeboy, homey (or homie), hood, hooligan, mobster, mug, plug-ugly, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy), hoodlum [British], yobbo [British]

Related Words: cutthroat, scoundrel, villain; assassin, bandit, bravo, brigand, criminal, crook, desperado, felon, gunman, highwayman, lawbreaker, mafioso, malefactor, offender, outlaw, perp, perpetrator, pirate; pickpocket, racketeer, robber, swindler, thief, vandal; juvenile delinquent, tearaway [British]

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Rhymes with YOB

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