yobbo

noun

ˈyä-bō How to pronounce yobbo (audio)
Definition of yobbonext
British
as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang some yobbo has been threatening shopkeepers in the East End

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yobbo
  1. thug
  2. criminal
  3. villain
  4. gangster
  5. pirate
  6. yob
  7. ruffian
  8. hooligan
Noun
  • The climax, in which Dwight and his crew beat a group of nameless Chinese immigrant thugs into submission after they’re used as cannon fodder by Cal Thresher to sabotage Dwight’s wind turbines, is more important to the plot and even uglier.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Like other Diablo games, Hades would support cooperative multiplayer, but in the Arkham games, groups of thugs would circle around the Dark Knight, comic-book style, waiting to be punched in the face.
    Jason Schreier, WIRED, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of thug
Noun
  • Cybercrime As retailers prepare for the big holiday rush — when shoplifters could also take advantage of crowds to ramp up — other kinds of criminals are at the back door.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Being in close proximity to Adams and the criminal as the gun went off, Jo and her unborn twins could also potentially be in danger.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • Just weeks after closing out an incredibly dominant year in music, Rihanna was cast by some fans and members of the media as the villain and endlessly harassed by those who felt Brown did nothing wrong.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
  • And thus is Cobra Kai Part 2’s biggest reveal with the return of a villain who has disdain for Kreese, LaRusso and Lawrence: the infamous Terry Silver (played by Thomas Griffith) and his ruthless Iron Dragons.
    Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of villain
Noun
  • In the first few minutes of the premiere, Oz murders Falcone-family heir Alberto for laughing at his story about Rex Calabrese, the neighborhood gangster Oz idolized for his openheartedness.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
  • But the 79-year-old Duterte later said gangsters — not police officers — made up his death squad, adding to the ambiguity surrounding the squad’s operations.
    Reuters, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of gangster
Noun
  • It was enacted during a time when pirates were kidnapping ambassadors from France, and was meant to promote goodwill on behalf of America.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The vibe: Themes of fairs have expanded into pirate and celtic territory, like Gasparilla Pirate Fest in Florida and Pikes Peak Celtic Festival in Colorado.
    Analis Bailey, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of pirate
Noun
  • There’s certainly little warmth surrounding the past here, beginning with an eerie, cryptic prologue, set in 1973, that sees a rural wedding crashed by yobs in sinister, medieval-looking straw masks, followed by yellowing newspaper headlines that puzzle over the bride’s subsequent disappearance.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Johnson has more to worry about than just random yobs disrupting the call.
    Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 31 Mar. 2020
Definition of yob
Noun
  • Troy Stecher is a puck-mover with some two-way ability but is not considered a ruffian in the corners and in front of the net.
    Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Then again, the fight scene did that on its own, sounding more refined than ruffian.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of ruffian
Noun
  • Some have focused their anger on the community after some of the hooligans who attacked Israelis could be heard in videos of the attacks speaking Moroccan Arabic and Berber languages native to Morocco.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • There were also Amsterdam residents who were attacked by Maccabi hooligans.
    Canaan Lidor, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of hooligan
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