schlub

Also zhlub,
Or shlub

[shluhb]

noun

Slang.

1. a clumsy, stupid person.

schlub

/ ʃlʌb /

noun

1. slang,  a coarse or contemptible person

Word History and Origins

Origin of schlub¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of schlub¹

Yiddish, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Unlike the family dynamic of many sitcoms of the ’90s era when “King” started, and even now in some cases, Hank and Peggy aren’t a schlub and a hot wife trading insults — they’re partners who respect each other and who did a great job raising their son.

From Los Angeles Times

Redfield’s Peter is a blue-collar schlub fighting suicidal despair.

From Los Angeles Times

“Somewhere in Queens” is a dramedy about a working-class Italian American family starring Romano as Leo, a well-intentioned schlub who works in construction with his brother and father, though they constantly remind him of his shortcomings.

From Los Angeles Times

As Knight, Affleck takes on the erudite weirdo role opposite Damon’s earnest schlub, much like in the last movie they made together, the underrated medieval epic “The Last Duel,” another meta text that used a period setting to comment on contemporary issues.

From Seattle Times

"It follows a plot that southern Indian filmmakers have loved for decades: an ambitious city girl moves to a scenic village where she gets taken down a peg by the locals and finds love with a schlub."

From BBC