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yobbish

yobbish adjective: characteristic of a yob, lout or hooligan.

Adjective

yobbish (comparative more yobbish, superlative most yobbish)

  1. Characteristic of a yob, lout or hooligan.
    • Yobbish behaviour can get you an ASBO.
    Synonyms:
    loutish, yobby

Synonyms of yobbish

Forms of yobbish

comparativemore yobbish
superlativemost yobbish

Origin of yobbish

From yob + -ish.

Words formed from yobbish

Questions about yobbish

What does yobbish mean?
Yobbish means characteristic of a yob, lout or hooligan.
What part of speech is yobbish?
Yobbish is an adjective.

Words near yobbish in the dictionary

  1. Yoav
  2. yob
  3. yobai
  4. yobberies
  5. yobbery
  6. yobbish
  7. yobbishly
  8. yobbishness
  9. yobbism
  10. yobbo
  11. yobboes

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