different between yob vs senga

English

Etymology

Backslang for boy. The second sense was likely influenced by hobnob and/or yokel.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: y?b, IPA^(key): /j?b/
• Rhymes: -?b

Noun

yob (plural yobs)

1. (obsolete, costermongers, back slang) A boy.
2. (derogatory, chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.

Synonyms

• (boy): See Thesaurus:boy
• (antisocial person):
  • (standard register): hooligan
  • (British): tearaway, chav
  • (chiefly Australian slang): yobbo
  • (Geordie slang): charva
• bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian

Derived terms

• (antisocial person): yobbish, yobbo

Related terms

• (boy): elrig (“girl”)

Translations

Anagrams

• BYO, boy, byo, oby

Garo

Verb

senga

1. to wait

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sengen

Noun

senga m or f

1. definite feminine singular of seng

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

senga f

1. definite singular of seng

Swazi

Verb

-sénga

1. to milk

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tsonga

Verb

senga

1. to milk

Xhosa

Verb

-sénga

1. (transitive) to milk

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Verb

-sénga

1. (transitive) to milk

Inflection

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “senga”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ?ISBN: “senga (3.9)”