zhlub

English

Noun

zhlub (plural zhlubs)

1. a crude person lacking in social skills along with insensitivity, clumsiness and a lack of manners
2. an oaf, a bumpkin
3. nebbish, a person of no color

Usage notes

• Lexicographers refer to an ad placed in the personals by a schlub reading: "Sweet Jewish guy, 40. No skeletons, no heavy baggage. No personality, either."
• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:zhlub.

See also

• schlub
• zhlubby