Explore Yob through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bully or assailant. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Yob meaning
- A boy.
- A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
Synonyms of Yob
Using Yob
- The main meaning on this page is: A boy. | A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
- Useful related words include: bully, assailant, aggressor, attacker.
Context around Yob
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Yob
- In this selection, "yob" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, band, battered, behaviour and continues stand out and add context to how "yob" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a yob battered and and a yob has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "yob" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with yob
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Doom metal band YOB is among the leaders of the Eugene heavy music scene. (14 words)
One policeman tells him 'no violence, peaceful', but the yob continues with his vile tirade. (15 words)
A yob has been jailed for violently attacking an Aberdeen FC youth player in a robbery bid. (17 words)
A YOB battered and strangled his ex-partner - after she had kindly allowed him to stay overnight as he was locked out of his home. (25 words)
Under the proposals, council and police officers will be granted extra powers to crackdown on yob behaviour plaguing the Coventry Road area. (22 words)
A yob has been jailed for violently attacking an Aberdeen FC youth player in a robbery bid. (17 words)
Example sentences (5)
A YOB battered and strangled his ex-partner - after she had kindly allowed him to stay overnight as he was locked out of his home.
Under the proposals, council and police officers will be granted extra powers to crackdown on yob behaviour plaguing the Coventry Road area.
One policeman tells him 'no violence, peaceful', but the yob continues with his vile tirade.
A yob has been jailed for violently attacking an Aberdeen FC youth player in a robbery bid.
Doom metal band YOB is among the leaders of the Eugene heavy music scene.