Word inversion
Hi,
1) My Longman marks the noun 'yob' as BrEng.
What words (including slang ones) are used in AmEng for 'yob'?
Is it true that 'lout' is dated?
2) I am aware that 'yob' is the inversion of 'boy'...
What's the rationale behind inverting the neutral 'boy' into the negative 'mirror term' (ie 'yob')?
What other 'inverted words' are there in the English language?
Thank you for your kind help with my why's and how's.
Top answer
I have not heard this British slang term. com/en/definition/yob American English equivalents: hoodlum or punk . Lout is for an older man.
- I have not heard this British slang term.
- com/en/definition/yob American English equivalents: hoodlum or punk .
- Lout is for an older man.
- org/wiki/Back_slang
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I have not heard this British slang term. There are example sentences here:
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/yob
American English equivalents: hoodlum or punk.
Lout is for an older man.
For words pronounced backwards, read this:
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