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skinhead vs yob

yob vs skinhead

skinhead and yob both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
skinhead Yes No No No
yob Yes No No No
As nouns, yob is a hypernym of skinhead; that is, yob is a word with a broader meaning than skinhead:
  • skinhead: a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
  • yob: a cruel and brutal fellow
Other hypernyms of skinhead include bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yobbo, yobo.
skinhead (noun) yob (noun)
a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent a cruel and brutal fellow
a person whose head is bald or shaved
Difference between skinhead and yob

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