yob

¹

[ yob ]

noun

, British Slang.

1. a teenage lout or hooligan.

y.o.b.

²

abbreviation for

1. year of birth.

yob

/ ˈjɒbəʊ; jɒb /

noun

1. slang.
   an aggressive and surly youth, esp a teenager

Word History and Origins

Origin of yob¹

First recorded in 1855–60; a consciously reversed form of boy

Word History and Origins

Origin of yob¹

C19: perhaps back slang for boy

Example Sentences

Anti-immigrant yobs rampaged after three children were stabbed, blaming immigrants as they vandalized businesses and battled with police.

From Los Angeles Times

"The boy wasn't known for anything. Just for being a yob."

From BBC

A reliably controversial pundit, Sir Bernard refused to retreat from the view that the Hillsborough disaster - which claimed the lives of 96 football supporters in 1989 - had been caused by "tanked-up yobs".

From BBC

But this story of yobs spitting gobs turns into a busy production that’s as bombastic and overly filigreed as a prog-rock keyboard solo.

From New York Times

The principal accused, Salah Abdeslam, he called "a little yob trying to magnify his pathetic existence by pretending to be a warrior".

From BBC