yob

Loutish young troublemaker

A yob is a rude, loud, or aggressive young man—British slang for the type who causes trouble in public, drinks too much, and picks fights: A gang of yobs smashed up the bus shelter.

The word is "boy" spelled backward, capturing the idea of masculine energy gone wrong.

The adjective is yobbish.

behavior

lout

Crude, ill-mannered person

bully · rowdy · troublemaker · delinquent · vandal · brawler · roughneck · tearaway · larrikin · ned

manner

boorish

Crudely ill-mannered

crude · crass · vulgar · coarse · unrefined · rude · brutish · cloddish · churlish · ill-mannered

Categories
Opposites
social refinement and manners

yobgentleman

Courteous, honorable man

gent · smoothie · choirboy · goody-goody · angel

social class markers and presentation

yobgentleman

Courteous, honorable man

toff · aristocrat · dandy · sophisticate · smoothie

threat and social disruption

yobpillar of the community

Respected local leader

peacemaker · do-gooder · choirboy · saint

Family

yobs, yobbos, yobbish

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG