yob

(yŏb)
n. Chiefly British Slang
A rowdy, aggressive, or violent young man.

[Alteration of BOY (spelled backward).]

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noun
noun, Brit

A lout, hooligan. (1927 —) .
Times I would not want anybody looking at me to think this man is a thick, stupid, illiterate yob (1984). Hence yobbery, noun Hooliganism. (1974 —) . yobbish, adjective (1972 —) . yobby, adjective (1955 —) .

[From earlier sense, boy; backslang for boy noun.]

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bisse, drønnert, bølle

Nederlands (Dutch)
vandaal

Français (French)
n. - (GB) loubard, voyou

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Slang) Rowdy

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αλήτης, χουλιγκάνος

Italiano (Italian)
teppista

Português (Portuguese)
n. - jovem vândalo (m)

Русский (Russian)
молокосос

Español (Spanish)
n. - gamberro, patotero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - drummel (sl.), buse (sl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
粗俗的青年, 粗人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 粗俗的青年, 粗人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 버릇없는 놈, 신병

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - チンピラ, 無骨者, 田舎者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وحش, زعران, جلفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרא אדם, פרחח, חוליגן‬

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