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- Dictionaryyobbish/ˈjɒbɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a young person) rude, noisy, and aggressive: informal British "a crackdown on drunken and yobbish behaviour in the city"
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yobbish. adjective. /ˈjɒbɪʃ/ /ˈjɑːbɪʃ/ [usually before noun] (British English, informal) rude, noisy and sometimes aggressive or violent. yobbish behaviour. Want to learn more?
If you describe someone as yobbish, you disapprove of them because they behave in a noisy, rude, and perhaps violent way in public.
Definitions of 'yobbish' If you describe someone as yobbish, you disapprove of them because they behave in a noisy, rude, and perhaps violent way in public. [British, informal, disapproval] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'yobbish' British English: jɒbɪʃ. More. Translations of 'yobbish' English-French.
ˈyobbish definition: typical of aggressive surly youths; vulgar or unrefined.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective yobbish. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Australian English, British English, and New Zealand English.
Yobbish definition: Characteristic of a <a>yob</a>, <a>lout</a> or <a>hooligan.</a>.
yobbish. ( ˈjɒbɪʃ) adj. (Sociology) slang Brit typical of aggressive surly youths; vulgar or unrefined. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Translations.
