yobnoun [ C ]
uk/jɒb/us/jɑːb/also yobbo, uk/jɒb.əʊ/us/ˈjɑː.boʊ/UK informala young man who behaves in a very rude, offensive, and sometimes violent way:
a gang of loud-mouthed yobs
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unpleasant men
- badass
- blackguard
- blighter
- bounder
- bovver boy
- caveman
- creep
- dog
- git
- lager lout
- love rat
- oik
- roughneck
- ruffian
- scoundrel
- toad
- warlock
- white van man
- wide boy
- wise guy
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