yob
/jɑb/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Initialism of year of birth.
phrase
Alternative spelling of YOB (year of birth)
Example Sentences
- "And you bet that each gal, not to mention each yob, Didn't care how much ooftish it cost 'em per nob."
- "As we left the cemetery, I heard an elderly gravedigger muttering back slang to himself before Lucien's headstone. "Bloody shame, ain't it? Doubt the yob did much living by eighteen." I corrected the man, saying, “No fear, that yob did plenty of living.”"
- "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."
- "But while doing 70mph on the A1, a hooded yob threw rock^([sic – meaning a rock]) from a grass verge onto the windscreen of the family’s Jeep, causing it to swerve."
- "Three local yobs have also joined, but they have not reckoned on a redoubtable Conductor and two local revenue protection officers who soon escort them off the train!"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /jɑb/
- British English: /jɒb/
Usage
- Obsolete
- British usage
- Derogatory
- Slang