schlub

English

Alternative forms

• shlubb

Etymology

From Yiddish זשלאָב‏ (zhlob), perhaps from Polish. Compare Russian жлоб (žlob).

Noun

schlub (plural schlubs)

1. (chiefly US, informal) A person who is socially awkward, unattractive, clumsy, or oafish.

Translations

one who is socially awkward, unattractive, clumsy

• Finnish: tomppeli (fi), tollo (fi)
• French: plouc (fr) m

• Russian: жлоб (ru) m (žlob) (slang), лох (ru) m (lox) (slang)
• Yiddish: זשלאָב‏‎ m (zhlob)

Derived terms

• schlubby