schlub

or shlub

[ shluhb ]

/ ʃlʌb /

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noun Slang.

a clumsy, stupid person.

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Also zhlub, zhlob

[zhluhb, zhlawb] /ʒlʌb, ʒlɔb/ .

Origin of schlub

First recorded in 1950–55; from Yiddish zhlob, zhlub “yokel, boor,” from Polish żłób “blockhead” literally, “trough, manger”

Words nearby schlub

schlock, schlockmeister, schlocky, schlong, Schloss, schlub, schlumbergera, schlump, schm-, Schmalkalden, schmaltz

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How to use schlub in a sentence

Instead, this lawsuit comes across as a desperate cry of attention by a poor schlub trying to extend his 15 minutes of fame.
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Lupoi, on the other hand, wore a dumpy black coat and generally looked like a Brooklyn schlub.
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The narrator calls two of the men "Bill the Goy" and "Clyde the Schlub."
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Seth Rogen, a soft-bellied, bong-loving schlub in Knocked Up, is now a bonafide superhero in the forthcoming The Green Hornet.
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No Impact Manby Colin Beavan A “liberal schlub” attempts to live in New York without a carbon footprint for a year.
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British Dictionary definitions for schlub

schlub

/ (ʃlʌb) /

noun

US slang a coarse or contemptible person

Word Origin for schlub

Yiddish, of uncertain origin

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