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Yobo vs Knob - What's the difference?

yobo | knob |

As nouns the difference between yobo and knob

is that yobo is (slang|australia) someone, usually a male, who is uncouth, badly behaved and obnoxious loud and drunk are also characteristics, but not always present while knob is a rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.

As a verb knob is

(british|slang|vulgar|of a man) to have sex with.

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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    knob

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.
  • (geography) A prominent rounded hill.
  • A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
  • A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
  • (plural) breasts.
  • (British, NZ, slang) A penis.
  • (slang, pejorative) A contemptible person.
  • (cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter)

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * doorknob * knob-and-tube

    Verb

  • (British, slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sex with.

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