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To: Niuhuru

bullied by yobs

Q'est qe c'est "yobs"?

3 posted on 03/11/2010 12:43:33 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.)

To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Chiefly British Slang
A rowdy, aggressive, or violent young man.

[Alteration of boy (spelled backward).]

9 posted on 03/11/2010 12:45:21 PM PST by sodpoodle (Despair - Man's surrender. Laughter - God's redemption.)

To: Bloody Sam Roberts

I think you asked what is a “yob” but I couldn’t tell.

BTW.. What in samhell does Q’est qe c’est mean?

(”yob” is british for hooblum or delinquent)

14 posted on 03/11/2010 12:48:03 PM PST by envisio (My wife don't care if I smell like welding rods and gasoline. She actually kinda likes it.)

To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Definition (from Encarta):

U.K. hooligan: a young hooligan ( slang )

[Mid-19th century. Backward spelling of boy]

16 posted on 03/11/2010 12:48:34 PM PST by conservativegirl

To: Bloody Sam Roberts

“Yobs” is a British term for good for nothing punk hoodlums.

25 posted on 03/11/2010 12:59:45 PM PST by autumnraine (You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)

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