Yob

Yob, yobbo, yobs, or variants thereof may refer to:

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Yob (song)

"Yob" is the first single from TISM's 1998 album www.tism.wanker.com. It interpolates a sample of the song "Hawaiian Cowboy" by Sol K. Bright.

Song

One of the main themes on the album www.tism.wanker.com is the distinction between the two classes of males, the yobs and the wankers. This song details the "ingredients" which go into making up a yob. It basically lists the various things which a person can do and a following action to take on such an event, the action classifying the person as a yob if he indulges in these activities.

A song titled "If They're Different, Punch", a variant of the first line of the song, is listed in the tracklist for a 1988 demo tape, Three Blake and a Dollar's Worth of Chips.

Track listing

A very slightly remixed version of track two was also released on Att: Shock Records Faulty Pressing Do Not Manufacture, the bonus disc which came on initial pressings of wanker.com. The version of "Yob" appearing on wanker.com is the 3:20 version, but with a different vocal track.

Yob (slang)

Yob is a slang word used in the United Kingdom. The term denotes a loutish, uncultured person, and is published in dictionaries in the United Kingdom. In Australia and New Zealand, the word yobbo is more frequently used, with a similar although slightly less negative meaning.

Etymology

The word itself is a product of backslang, a process whereby new words are created by spelling or pronouncing existing words backwards. The word yob is thus derived from the word boy. It only began to acquire a derogatory connotation in the 1930s.

In popular culture

The Yob is the title of a 1988 episode of The Comic Strip Presents..., in which the brain patterns of a pretentious music video director are those of a football hooligan.

Yob is also the title of a 1998 single by TISM, detailing the "ingredients" which go into making up a yob.

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