verb
jobe
johb
verb
1
To scold or lecture someone at length.
"His grandmother jobed him for an hour about missing church."
How to Use Jobe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo give someone a long-winded telling-off.
When to use it
Rare and dialectal — most speakers would say "lecture" or "berate" instead.
Word Forms
jobed past tense, Jobes plural, jobes singular
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Etymology
Named after the Biblical Job, famous for the long, reproachful speeches of his friends.