In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
YOB
bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
(noun) a cruel and brutal fellow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
yob (plural yobs)
(obsolete, costers, backslang) A boy.
(pejorative, chiefly, British, Australia, NZ, 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
Anagrams
• BYO, boy, byo, oby
Noun
YOB
Initialism of year of birth.
Anagrams
• BYO, boy, byo, oby
Phrase
YoB
Alternative spelling of YOB (year of birth)
Anagrams
• BYO, boy, byo, oby
Source: Wiktionary
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