Definition of "yob" []

• Chiefly British Slang A rowdy, aggressive, or violent young man. (noun)

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• "In Arabic "koss ummak", in Russian "yob tvoyu mat'", in Italian "figlio di puttana" which insults your mother indirectly, as does the very common Anglo-American "son of a bitch" are all extremely common."
• "The disorder of the so-called yob-culture is the direct result of deliberate social engineering and meddling by the "Socialist/Liberal" ex-hippies and Marxist lecturers and their gaggle of "human rights" lawyers that squat in the Halls of Power."
• "No matter how easy it may be to point to the yobs or point to the so-called yob dogs, it is NOT these dogs who are killing people."