[SOC] Yobbish

[Jan Clute]

Thank you, Ian and Ray. It intrigued me that I had never heard a term that
Tony Blair used in a speech. I guess it is oboy spelled backwards. I think
we still call them "thugs" or "punks" among other things... or am I more out
of date than I am aware? I'd ask my kids, but they would be more than happy
to agree with me. Oh, well. 73 Jan N0AAA #389

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Goff" <ray at g4fon.co.uk>
To: "'Second Class Operators' Club'" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 2:08 AM
Subject: RE: [SOC] Yobbish


In the UK it means pretty much the same thing and is usually levelled at a
youth who is part of a gang which goes around causing needless violence,
vandalism etc. "Yob" singular and "Yobs" plural.

So from that I would say that "yobbish" behaviour would describe that
mentality.

Hope it helps.

73

Ray, G4FON




-----Original Message-----
From: soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:soc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Ian C. Purdie
Sent: 13 May 2005 05:36
To: Second Class Operators' Club
Subject: Re: [SOC] Yobbish

Jan Clute wrote:

> I have just become aware of this term (I'm already still working on
> "gob-stoppers", because "gob", like "yobbish" are not heard hereabouts
> (we have 2-3 Brits in town, but I don't talk to them that often). What
> does "yobbish" mean and where does it come from? (I am very aware of
> dialects, but I only just ran across this one.) Brit/Oz members, ideas
> about this? Thanks, 73 Jan N0AAA #389


Well in Australia Jan, a "Yobbo" is usually an uncouth youth with little in
the brain department. Most girls detest them.


Hope that helps a little.

BTW - Most Australian women are thoroughly convinced EVERY Oz male retains
some traces of his "Yobboism" from his misguided youth....



72/73's

Ian C. Purdie
Budgewoi N.S.W. Australia - Co-ords S33°14', E151°34'
VK2TIP "I'll give ya the TIP mate" QRP-L #1978. SOC #171 FP#91
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