schlub
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of schlub
First recorded in 1950–55; from Yiddish zhlob, zhlub “yokel, boor,” from Polish żłób “blockhead” literally, “trough, manger”
Example Sentences
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Redfield’s Peter is a blue-collar schlub fighting suicidal despair.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
Sure, he was recognized by another schlub who used to live in Albuquerque.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2022
He’s a schlub, a loner from down the block: totally banal, totally evil.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021
I look like a schlub when I go to the market.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 6, 2020
Franken’s self-presentation as an ineffectual schlub, for instance, struck me as more than a little theatrical.
From Slate • Jul. 25, 2019
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