Etymology
Origin of slobby
Example Sentences
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The critics — conspicuously erudite or always humble, buttoned-down or reliably slobby.
From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2019
In the film, Black brought a slobby mirthfulness to the role — you believed him when he said he had a hangover, and you naturally averted your eyes when his flesh spilled over his jeans.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2015
Ancient sources tell us that the great philosopher Socrates had thinning hair, flared nostrils, widely-spaced eyes, a thick neck, slobby shoulders, and a pot belly.
From Slate • Jan. 10, 2012
He played the beleaguered, neurotic star of a 1950s television comedy show in Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” and the slobby Oscar Madison in a revival of Mr. Simon’s “Odd Couple.”
From New York Times • May 26, 2010
Triangular houses litter the place like giant Toblerone pieces dropped by some slobby god.
From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2010
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