yob

Meanings

Plural: yobs

Noun

a cruel and brutal fellow
A boy.
A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

Origin / Etymology

Backslang for boy. The second sense was likely influenced by hobnob and/or yokel.

Synonyms

boy, bully, charva, chav, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tearaway, tough, yobbo, yobo

Scrabble Score: 8

yob is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
yob is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
yob is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

yob is a valid Words With Friends word