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yobo Jan 2nd 2012, 14:49 ← Older revision Revision as of 14:49, 2 January 2012 Line 5: Line 5: # {{slang|Australia}} Someone, usually a [[male]], who is [[uncouth]], [[badly]] [[behaved]] and [[obnoxious]]. [[loud|Loud]] and [[drunk]] are also characteristics, but not always present. # {{slang|Australia}} Someone, usually a [[male]], who is [[uncouth]], [[badly]] [[behaved]] and [[obnoxious]]. [[loud|Loud]] and [[drunk]] are also characteristics, but not always present.   + # {{Slang|British}} A [[cruel]] and [[brutal]] fellow.   + ====Synonyms==== ====Synonyms==== * [[yobbo]] * [[yobbo]] − + * [[bully]], [[hooligan]], [[roughneck]], [[rowdy]], [[ruffian]], [[yob]], [[yobbo]], [[gangster]], [[thug]], [[hood]] ====Usage notes==== ====Usage notes==== − This term is usually applied to fans of sports such as cricket, football and motorcar or bike racing. + This term is usually applied to fans of sports such as cricket, football and motorcar or bike racing. − + It can also be used to describe a tough guy who engages in forceful [[persuasion]] or [[deliberation]]. ===References=== ===References=== * ''Yobo'', 20th Century Words, by 艾托, John Ayto, Oxford University Press, 2002, Page 224. * ''Yobo'', 20th Century Words, by 艾托, John Ayto, Oxford University Press, 2002, Page 224. − + * ''Yobo'', http://www.thefreedictionary.com/yobo ===Anagrams=== ===Anagrams=== * [[boyo#English|boyo]] * [[boyo#English|boyo]]

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