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Jobbery vs Yobbery - What's the difference?

jobbery | yobbery |

As nouns the difference between jobbery and yobbery

is that jobbery is the improper or corrupt act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain while yobbery is (uncountable) yobbish behaviour.

jobbery

English

Noun

(jobberies)
  • The improper or corrupt act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain.

    • yobbery

    English

    Noun

    (yobberies)
  • (uncountable) Yobbish behaviour.
  • * 1997 , Timothy Bewes, Cynicism and Postmodernity?
    • Yobbery , in this instance, is one signifier of a certain social problem or set of problems...
  • * 2001 , Ben Carrington, Ian McDonald, Race, Sport, and British Society?
    • The next day's papers criticized the yobbery but there was very little about racism.
  • (countable) An instance of yobbish behaviour.
  • * 1995 , John Patten, Things to Come: The Tories in the 21st Century
    • ...minor incivilities and yobberies ...