"Yobbo or yob is a slang term for an uncouth or thuggish working-class person. The word derives from a back slang reading of the word "boy" (boy or boyo reversed becomes yob or – slightly modified – yobbo)."
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Mentioned in British Civilization: An Introduction by John Oakland (p.13).
Definition borrowed from Wikipedia.
Mentioned in British Civilization: An Introduction by John Oakland (p.13).
"A Times Travel study of mainstream tour operators ' youth brochures has revealed a widespread acceptance of yobbish behaviour."
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2002)
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2002)
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Get the Yob mug.A yob is a job that is tedious and/or pays a very low wage. Refers to the working conditions (and the way Mexicans would pronounce j-o-b in Spanish) of Mexican Americans.
Dick: What're we doing waiting in line here for?
Miguel: We'ere waiting fore a yob.
Dick: A yob?
Migeul: A yob!
Miguel: We'ere waiting fore a yob.
Dick: A yob?
Migeul: A yob!
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Get the Yob mug.Grandma: You see that little punk George! Why is the lad so loud and obscene?! What a bloody yob he is!!
George: Alright.
George: Alright.
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Get the Yob mug.a Yob is the opposite of a Job.
a Yob is like working at a department store or a fast food place.
Or it can be somethng to wait in line for in front of Home Depot
(Yob $100-$500 a week or $1,000 - $40,000 a year)
And a Job is like working in an office or other high paying jobs
(Job $60,000+ a year)
a Yob is like working at a department store or a fast food place.
Or it can be somethng to wait in line for in front of Home Depot
(Yob $100-$500 a week or $1,000 - $40,000 a year)
And a Job is like working in an office or other high paying jobs
(Job $60,000+ a year)
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