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noun
Alternative form of yobbo (“person engaging in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
A soldier's female Korean lover or hired prostitute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A Korean person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hawaii
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noun
a cruel and brutal fellow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobbo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
Narrower terms: bullyboy, muscleman, muscle, skinhead, tough guy, plug-ugly
History
Borrowed from Korean 여보 (yeobo, “darling, sweetheart”).
