yob

noun \ˈyäb\

: a teenage boy or young man who does noisy and sometimes violent things as part of a group or gang

Full Definition of YOB

British

: yobbo

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backward spelling for boy

First Known Use: 1908

Synonyms: bully, gangbanger, gangsta, gangster, goon, gorilla, hood, hooligan, mobster, mug, plug-ugly, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy), hoodlum [British], yobbo [British]

abbreviation

year of birth

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