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YOB is an abbreviation for Year Of Birth
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Back slang is a type of slang in which the word or words are the reverse of their correct form, for example boy becomes the back slang word yob.
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Charver is north-east British slang for a lout, yob, thug.
Charver is British market trader slang for to ruin or to interfere in another's business.
Charver was mid-20th century British slang for sexual intercourse.
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London Cockney slang is mainly comprised of: 1) Words from Romany, such as 'chavvy' a child, and 'mush' a friend. 2) Words from Yiddish such as 'gazump'. 3) Minced oaths and euphemisms, such as 'Blimey' from God blind me. 4) Armed forces slang picked up in Asia and consisting of Arabic and Hindu words such as 'bint' which is Arabic for a girl. 5) Abbreviations sometimes with 'o' appended, such as 'aggro' aggravation. 6) Back slang, such as 'yob' a boy. 7) Run together phrases such as 'wotcha' originally the greeting 'watch cheer!'. The origins of Cockney rhyming slang are unknown, the general rumour is of a thieves' code, but no evidence exists of such a code and it is more likely to find its origins in early 20th century word play so popular in London during the 1930s.
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Yob (yobbo) is slang for a lout or hooligan.
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Yob hat is British slang for a baseball cap.
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