The difference between Hooligan and Yob
When used as nouns, hooligan means a person that causes trouble or violence, whereas yob means a boy.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hooligan and Yob
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Hooligan as a noun (informal, pejorative):
A person that causes trouble or violence.
Examples:
"synonyms: Thesaurus:troublemaker"
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Hooligan as a noun:
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Hooligan as a noun (Navy slang, pejorative):
A member of the coast guard.
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Hooligan as a noun (fish):
An anadromous smelt, Thaleichthys pacificus, found in the North Pacific.
Examples:
"synonyms: eulachon candlefish"
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Yob as a noun (obsolete, costers, backslang):
A boy.
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Yob as a noun (pejorative, chiefly, British, Australia, NZ, slang):
A person who engages in antisocial behaviour and/or drunkenness.