schlub
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- noun
- /ʃlʌb/
- Offensive
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- He always looks so unkempt and messy; he's just a schlub who doesn't care about his appearance.
- a poor schlub
- a big schlub
- looks like a schlub
The other day, Lacey gotten done up to the podcast and I didn't because I'm a schlub.
- The other day, Lacey gotten done up to the podcast and I didn't because I'm a schlub.
Examples
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There have been a glut of movies about ordinary schlubs having to save the world of late, which frankly feels a tad foreboding.
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I don't even remember the schlub.
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For some reason, the poor schlub actually wants to be my friend.
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I feel like a schlub.
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I'm just a schlub with an internet connection.
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- What about that poor schlub you humiliated?
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Not bad for a schlub from Astoria.
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You're too good for the schlub.
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Who's going to bat for the common schlub?
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Most are just employees like the rest of us schlubs; what gives them the right to act like they own these corporations and can pay themselves whatever they want?
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Synonyms
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A lazy person who others dislike for not working
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A rude, foolish person who behaves badly
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A person who is messy and does not care about their clothes or home
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A person who is foolish and annoying
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A lazy person who does not help with work
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A person who is often clumsy and makes mistakes
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A person who is awkward and often drops things when they carry them
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A clumsy person who acts foolishly
A person who is clumsy and looks a little silly
Antonyms
How Sloppy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Schlub comes from Yiddish and German words for a lazy or clumsy person. Think of the English words slob, a messy person, and schlep, 'to drag', so a schlub is someone who seems to 'drag' through life and look messy.