Synonyms for yobo

Most common

tough · bully · rowdy · hooligan

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A soldier's female Korean lover or hired prostitute.

Related words

Other spellings

yabbo yobbo

Forms

Plural

yobos → toughs, bullies, rowdies, hooligans…

Example sentences

• tough Maybe it wouldn't be tough to do that by yourself.
• bully Sami is the only bully I have ever had in my life.
• rowdy Tom always gets rowdy when he drinks tequila.
• hooligan Tom has been labelled a hooligan in uniform.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

ned¹, yob

5 letters

tough¹, bully², rowdy²

6 letters

loafer²

7 letters

ruffian, hoodlum²

8 letters

hooligan³, ruffneck

9 letters

roughneck²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully² = 2 syllables).