yob/yobbo

yob/yobbo
Хулиган, хам, грубиян. Пример так называемого back slang (обратный сленг) от слова boy. Широко употребляется с 1960-х гг. Прилагательное yobbish (yobbish behaviour, habits). —

It is the yobs at football matches who spoil the enjoyment of the genuine fans. — Хулиганы на футбольных матчах мешают получать удовольствие от игры настоящим футбольным болельщикам.


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  • yob, yobbo — ▶ noun (Brit. informal). See hooligan …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yobbo — or yob is a slang term for an uncouth or thuggish blue collar person. The word derives from a back slang reading of the word boy ( boy or boyo reversed becomes yob or mdash; slightly modified mdash; yobbo ).BritainIn Britain, as the word yob came …   Wikipedia

  • yobbo — yob UK [jɒb] / US [jɑb] or yobbo UK [ˈjɒbəʊ] / US [ˈjɑboʊ] noun [countable] Word forms yob : singular yob plural yobs British informal someone, especially a young person, who is rude, noisy, and sometimes violent …   English dictionary

  • Yob — may refer to:* Yobbo (also Yob), slang term for an uncouth blue collar individual or thug * Yob (band), a doom metal band from Eugene, Oregon * Yob (song) a song by Australian band TISM * Yob (artist), Chicago based stencil artist …   Wikipedia

  • yob — UK [jɒb] / US [jɑb] or yobbo UK [ˈjɒbəʊ] / US [ˈjɑboʊ] noun [countable] Word forms yob : singular yob plural yobs British informal someone, especially a young person, who is rude, noisy, and sometimes violent …   English dictionary

  • yobbo — /yob oh/, n., pl. yobbos. Brit. Slang. yob. [1920 25; YOB + O] * * * …   Universalium

  • yobbo — ► NOUN (pl. yobbos or yobboes) Brit. informal ▪ a yob …   English terms dictionary

  • yobbo — yob•bo [[t]ˈyɒb oʊ[/t]] n. pl. bos. Brit. Slang. brit. yob • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang

  • yob — [yä′bōyäb] n. [inversion of BOY] [Brit. Slang] a hoodlum or lout: also yobbo [yä′bō] …   English World dictionary

  • yobbo — yob·bo …   English syllables

  • yob — yobbo; noun; Brit.; informal Syn: lout, thug, hooligan, tearaway, vandal, ruffian, troublemaker, hoodlum, rowdy; Austral. larrikin; informal tough, bruiser; Brit.; informal lager lout; Scottish; informal ned …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary


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