yob

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yob

British slang for an aggressive and/or violent young male (less commonly, female). They are often unemployed, live on estates, have drug and alcohol abuse problems and often show signs of anti-social behaviour.

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And I'm with Jack all the way on this as he declares his determination to hang the yobs out to dry.

Anna Smith: Shame the vile yobbos

An apple tree at the edge of Wallasey's Central Park was recently chopped down after yobs hurled fruit from it at cars on Liscard Road.

Victim's widow lays down the law to students; BARONESS NEWLOVE JOINS COPS IN BID TO TACKLE ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Another problem is that these so called 'yobs' do not think they are 'yobs', they will think that they are 'The Man' and this idea will look to many of them as the easy option and a way round the problems they have caused.

What to do with our 'feral gangs of thugs' Mailbag letters also appear online at www.examiner.co.uk/letters Mailbag

Another resident, Liza Granton, 22, told how a yob held a knife to her throat as she walked home earlier this year.

Welcome to Helltown; Nailed by our secret yob cam... we expose hoodie louts making families' lives a misery

The poll showed 37 per cent of Britain's businesses have fallen victim to yob behaviour with High Street shops the worst affected.

Yobs are billion pound headache for business

And, if you have a particular story to tell about the yobs in your area, let us know - we would be only too pleased to highlight wrongdoing or to celebrate your part in fighting it.

Editorial Comment Yobs need all of our attention

FULL STORY: PAGE 2 PITCH INVASION: The yob grabs the head of a Chippenham Town player at the end of the promotion play-off

BORO: WE'LL BAN PITCH THUG FOR LIFE; Club vow action after rival player makes assault claim

If just one Leicestershire policeman had taken seriously just one of the 33 calls Fiona made, then the scummy yobs who hounded that mother and child to their graves would have backed off.

Failure in the face of evil

If a bonfire of yobs was built and set light to, Huddersfield would be a much better place.'' Despondent fully agreed: "I note the Examiner has two stories headed with yobs today.

Firefighting

Yesterday, he admitted assaulting the yob on April 12 last year by driving his van at him to his severe injury and the danger of his life.

Dad ran over graffiti thug

Teens trashed the motor while unaware we were secretly filming them with our "yob cam".

YOB STREET; We catch thugs who make residents' lives misery Crime in action..caught on our secret cameras

Prof Morgan said: 'We use the word 'yob' without distinguishing between very young children - who haven't chosen their parents, their neighbourhoods or their circumstances and can't walk away from them - and young adults.