Jun. 20th, 2005

fyi: yob

Jun. 20th, 2005 12:42 am
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"Happy slapping is the latest manifestation of what Britons call "yob culture." The word "yob" dates to the 19th Century--it likely derives from "boy" spelled backward--and it denotes a kind of loutish, anti-social behavior associated with working-class youth in Britain's urban centers. The British soccer hooligan is the quintessential yob." reported on Yahoo, from Ch.Tribune article

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