"schlub" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃlʌb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-schlub.wav Forms: schlubs [plural]
Etymology: From Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), perhaps from Polish żłób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”). Compare Russian жлоб (žlob). While the word is superficially similar in both meaning and sound to the common English term slob, the two words are not believed to be etymologically related. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|זשלאָב}} Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), {{der|en|pl|żłób||manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil}} Polish żłób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”), {{cog|ru|жлоб}} Russian жлоб (žlob) Head templates: {{en-noun}} schlub (plural schlubs)
  1. (chiefly US, informal) A person who is clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward, or unattractive or unkempt. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): People Synonyms: schlob, shlub, shlubb Derived forms: schlubby Translations (person who is clumsy, oafish, socially awkward, or unattractive or unkempt): krudulo (Esperanto), maldelikatulo (Esperanto), bruto (Esperanto), ŝtipkapulo (Esperanto), tomppeli (Finnish), tollo (Finnish), plouc [masculine] (French), niechluj [masculine] (Polish), жлоб (žlob) [masculine, slang] (Russian), лох (lox) [masculine, slang] (Russian), זשלאָב (zhlob) [masculine] (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "person who is clumsy, oafish, socially awkward, or unattractive or unkempt",
      "word": "krudulo"
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