yobbo

[yob-oh]

noun

British Slang.

plural

yobbos 

1. yob.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yobbo¹

First recorded in 1920–25; yob + -o

Example Sentences

One prince is an "absolute true-blue legend" whose vibrant eyes "blazed like a bushfire" while another is a "bit of a yobbo" who thinks others are "carrying on like a pack of galahs".

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“Park running isn’t going to attract any yobbos, is it? We have a nice cup of tea and a cake afterwards, and that’s all part of it,” he says.

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“People immediately, many people, the minute you mention Pauline Hanson roll their eyes and call her a racist or a yobbo, or that stupid woman … she’s xenophobic. “

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Adelaide, Australia, is removing a set of parklets that became “a haven for drunks and yobbos”.

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I can throw that on and hang out in front of a bush and look pulled together and chic in comparison to all the yobbos in baseball caps sitting behind me.

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