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Meaning of "yoof" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YOOF

yoof  [jʊːf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YOOF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yoof is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES YOOF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of yoof in the English dictionary

The definition of yoof in the dictionary is a non-standard spelling of youth, used humorously or facetiously.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YOOF

yond
yonder
yonderly
Yong Lo
Yonge
yoni
yonic
Yonkers
yonks
Yonne
yonnie
yoo-hoo
yoop
YOP
yopper
yore
york
Yorke Peninsula
yorker
yorkie

WORDS THAT END LIKE YOOF

bulletproof
childproof
fireproof
foolproof
future-proof
goof
greaseproof
green roof
hip roof
hit the roof
hoof
mothproof
proof
roof
spoof
sunroof
waterproof
weatherproof
windproof
woof

Synonyms and antonyms of yoof in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yoof» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YOOF

Find out the translation of yoof to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yoof from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yoof» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

yoof
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yoof
570 millions of speakers

English

yoof
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

yoof
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

yoof
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

yoof
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

yoof
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

yoof
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

yoof
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yoof
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Yoof
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

yoof
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

yoof
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sampeyan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yoof
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

yoof
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

योओफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yoof
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

yoof
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

yoof
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

yoof
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

yoof
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

yoof
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yoof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Yoof
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yoof
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yoof

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YOOF»

The term «yoof» is regularly used and occupies the 73.579 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YOOF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yoof» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yoof» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yoof

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YOOF»

Discover the use of yoof in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yoof and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fergus Fedderfeeny's Food Factory
Yoof, yupp, ying,” the other dummy started again, as soon as Little Joe had finished the water. “Yoof, yupp, ying,” he repeated. “I can't understand anything you're saying,” Little Joe answered. “You're going to have to speak in simpler terms.
Paul Dorset
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ThirdWay
Let s be serious about this billion young Asians Yoof or the high jump Asia's Yoof, to quote Yung T'ing, is a target irresistible to the crooks, demagogues and religious nutters of many nations. In the ten to thirty age-group there are a billion of ...
3
British Youth Television : Cynicism and Enchantment: ...
The distinctive aspect of the book is the way in which Lury is concerned to concentrate on the spatial and visual aspects of television.
Karen Lury, 2001
4
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
98, 1977 yoof; yufe noun a young person; the period of youth UK A deliberate mispronunciation of 'youth', used by Leicestershire teenagers. • — D. and R. McPheely, 1977 • [I] got back to my boyfriend Graham's parents' place, and spent the ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
5
Plays of the natural and the supernatural
KORNBLUM S GREAT DANE [From the back yard of his grocery store, three blocks south.] Ow-wow! Ow-wow! Ow-wow! Yoof! Yoof! Yoof! Ur! A DOZEN DOGS [In all directions, taking up the chorus.] Ow-wee! Ow-wee! Yoof! Yoof! Ur! Ur! Ooo !
Theodore Dreiser, 1916
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The Smart Set: A Magazine of Cleverness
Yow-wee ! — ee ! — ee ! (subsiding with a whine). Third Spirit (sweeping by) A murder! A murder! A murder! Kornblum's Great Dane (from the back yard of the grocery store, three blocks south) Ow-wow ! Ow-wow ! Ow-wow ! Yoof! Yoof! Yoof !
‎1915
7
West African Slavery and Atlantic Commerce: The Senegal ...
Maxwell (1811)”, British Parliamentary Papers, I, 154, also stress the importance of leadership, the role of marabouts from Kajoor, and the emergence of the Serifi Ndakaaru. 116 A good example is “Ndimmalu Njare ci xeexu Yoof ak Kajoor ...
James F. Searing, 2003
8
Good Word Guide: The Fast Way to Correct English - Spelling, ...
A yolk is the yellow part of an egg: . Would you like your yolk hard? yoof Yoof is a phonetic respelling of the word youth (as pronounced by a Londoner), used with particular reference to contemporary youth culture: . Panels are a good idea, but  ...
Martin Manser, 2011
9
Leisure in Post-war Britain
Trendy. 'Yoof'. Television. It took a while for television to register the existence of a huge potential audienceofyoung people. Surprisingly,itwas the BBC that led the way with SixFive Special, launched in February 1957 and playing all the ...
Stuart Hylton, 2013
10
The Good Opera Guide
After some market research to discover Faust's requirements Mephisto hits the bullseye — yoof! Faust sings a glorious free-ranging melody18 which has all the joy of yoof spinning around in it. The vision of Marguerite spinning. Gounod ...
Denis Forman

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YOOF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yoof is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ed Miliband Channels Yoof Culture In Russell Brand 'Milibrand …
Apart from the yoof-speak? Much of Milibrand: The Interview, was Ed explaining (while an unusually patient Russell just listened) why it's important to vote. «The Debrief, Apr 15»
2
The secret to winning the yoof vote? Big ideas
As the General Election approaches, as Labour and the Tories jostle for single-digit leads in the polls and discussion is filled with speculation about what ... «Spiked, Apr 15»
3
Why is Ed such a goof with yoof? ANDREW PIERCE with the stories …
The Labour leader is so obsessed with the 'yoof' vote he has pledged to extend the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds in the hope that teenagers are naturally ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
4
General Election 2015: Britain's yoof don't need patronising videos …
We can all agree that greater numbers of young people need to be encouraged to vote. Less than half of the UK's 18 to 24-year-olds voted in 2010's general ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
5
YOOF Soloists Bring Oboe, Horn Marimba & Violin To Young Artists …
It was a full studio this time for Young Artists Spotlight, in the second of three Youth Orchestras of Fresno programs, which are being spread across the total 13 ... «Valley Public Radio, Feb 15»
6
Harnessing the 'yoof' of today
The Institute of Public Affairs' latest report, “Where have all the entrepreneurs gone?” makes a useful contribution to how Australia can foster a new generation of ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
7
UK.gov biz dept: Yoof APPRENTICE? Get a degree while YOU'RE …
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) reckons degree apprenticeships could “revolutionise” the way the yoof get their digital skills and has ... «Register, Nov 14»
8
Kezia Dugdale: Alex Salmond is having a laugh with yoof club appeal
On the same day, the SNP published a “yoof friendly” version of their White Paper for independence. Despite many 16 and 17-year-olds having just finished ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 14»
9
Shut Your Facebook is like a yoof doc directed by David Cronenberg
Look around you. Idiots, everywhere. Loudly blathering about the finer qualities of the bit of fluff found in their navels, with their phones aloft, a testament to the ... «The Guardian, Apr 14»
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Young Artists Spotlight: YOOF Ensembles Part 1
This week on Young Artists Spotlight, we feature three ensembles from the Youth Orchestras of Fresno (YOOF), including five trombones, three flutes, a cello and ... «Valley Public Radio, Mar 14»

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