yobbo

noun

yob·​bo ˈyä-bō 

plural yobbos or yobboes

1

British : lout, yokel

2

British : hoodlum

Synonyms

• bully
• gangbanger
• gangsta
• gangster
• goon
• gorilla
• hood
• hoodlum
• hooligan
• mobster
• mug
• plug-ugly
• punk
• roughneck
• rowdy
• ruffian
• thug
• tough
• toughie
• toughy
• yob [British]

Examples of yobbo in a Sentence

some yobbo has been threatening shopkeepers in the East End

Word History

Etymology

yob + -o entry 1

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1