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slubber
[ sluhb-er ]
/ ˈslʌb ər /
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verb (used with object)
to perform hastily or carelessly.
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Origin of slubber
First recorded in 1520–30, slubber is from the Low German word slubbern to do work carelessly
OTHER WORDS FROM slubber
slub·ber·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby slubber
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