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yobs

yobs is the plural of yob.

Meaning of yob

Noun

yob (plural yobs)

  1. (obsolete, costermongers, back slang) A boy.
    • And you bet that each gal, not to mention each yob,
      Didn't care how much ooftish it cost 'em per nob.1897, A. R. Marshall, Pomes^([sic]) from the Pink 'Un, page 76
    Synonyms:
    boy
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
    • Yes, it's holiday time again for British yobs – and the rest of us can flee to those parts of Abroad which the louts ignore, or just cringe in shame at home.2009 August 8, Janet Daley, “The real reason for all those louts on holiday”, in The Telegraph

Questions about yobs

What is yobs the plural of?
Yobs is the plural of yob.

Words near yobs in the dictionary

  1. yobidashi
  2. yobimodoshi
  3. yobisute
  4. yobo
  5. yobos
  6. yobs
  7. yocco
  8. Yocham
  9. Yochams
  10. Yochim
  11. Yochims

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