schlub
English
Etymology
From Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), perhaps from Polish żłób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”).[1] Compare Russian жлоб (žlob). While the word is superficially similar in both meaning and sound to the common English term slob, the two words are not believed to be etymologically related[2].
Noun
schlub (plural schlubs)
- (chiefly US, informal) A person who is clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward, or unattractive or unkempt.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Translations
person who is clumsy, oafish, socially awkward, or unattractive or unkempt
References
- ^ “schlub”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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