yob

Definition

A boy.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "And you bet that each gal, not to mention each yob, Didn't care how much ooftish it cost 'em per nob."
• "As we left the cemetery, I heard an elderly gravedigger muttering back slang to himself before Lucien's headstone. "Bloody shame, ain't it? Doubt the yob did much living by eighteen." I corrected the man, saying, “No fear, that yob did plenty of living.”"
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