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Robbery vs Yobbery - What's the difference?

robbery | yobbery |

As nouns the difference between robbery and yobbery

is that robbery is the act or practice of robbing while yobbery is (uncountable) yobbish behaviour.

robbery

English

Noun

(robberies)
  • The act or practice of robbing.
  • (legal) The offense of attempting to take the property of another by threat of force.

    • Hypernyms

    (attempt of taking the property of another by threat) larceny

    Hyponyms

    ; attempt of taking the property of another by threat * piracy, armed robbery, aggravated robbery, highway robbery, mugging, carjacking, extortion, stick-up (slang), blagging (slang), steaming (slang)

    Related terms

    * armed robbery * rob * robber * daylight robbery * strong-arm robbery

    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 ...