/ jɒb; NAmE jɑːb/ (also yobbo / ˈjɒbəʊ; NAmE ˈjɑːboʊ/ pl. -os ) noun
( BrE , informal ) a rude, noisy and sometimes aggressive and violent boy or young man
SYN lout
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: back slang for boy .
/ jɒb; NAmE jɑːb/ (also yobbo / ˈjɒbəʊ; NAmE ˈjɑːboʊ/ pl. -os ) noun
( BrE , informal ) a rude, noisy and sometimes aggressive and violent boy or young man
SYN lout
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: back slang for boy .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005