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Yobo vs Hobo - What's the difference?

yobo | hobo |

As nouns the difference between yobo and hobo

is that yobo is someone, usually a male, who is uncouth, badly behaved and obnoxious. Loud and drunk are also characteristics, but not always present while hobo is a homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.

As a verb hobo is

to be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.

yobo

English

Noun

(s)
  • (slang, Australia) Someone, usually a male, who is uncouth, badly behaved and obnoxious. Loud and drunk are also characteristics, but not always present.
  • (slang, British) A cruel and brutal fellow.

    • Synonyms

    * yobbo * bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, gangster, thug, hood

    Usage notes

    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

    * Yobo , 20th Century Words, by ??, John Ayto, Oxford University Press, 2002, Page 224. * Yobo , http://www.thefreedictionary.com/yobo

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    hobo

    English

    (wikipedia hobo)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A homeless, usually penniless person, in some way associated with a life along the rails.
  • A migratory laborer
  • (pejorative) A tramp, vagabond; hence bum

    • Usage notes

    * Often used attributively, as if an adjective. For example, "hobo stew", "he was leading a hobo life."

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * hobohemia * hoboism * hobo spider * hobo stove

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
    • Joe idly hoboed''' through half the country till he realized ' hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.

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