herbert UK /ˈhɜːbət/US /ˈhɝbɚt/ noun2 •(slang) A foolish or contemptible person, especially male. •(slang) A working-class youth, especially male.[…] everything was busy now with the usual mix of herberts, and because this was Brunel University there was a lot of students, the sort who wouldn't normally go see a punk band […] — 2000 formsherberts