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Definition of “slob”

slob (slɒb Pronunciation for slob

Definitions

noun

  1. (informal) a slovenly, unattractive, and lazy person
  2. (Irish) mire

verb

  1. intr; often foll by around or about to behave like a slob

Derived Forms

ˈslobbish adjective

Word Origin

C19: from Irish slab mud; compare slab

Synonyms

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= layabout, lounger, loafer, couch potato, idler, good-for-nothing

Example Sentences Including 'slob'

After a year, you can remove the dividend from an independent cash machine for a $2.50 slob fee.
Globe and Mail (2003)
DC Jones might be a slob , but he had sympathy and concern leaking out of every pore.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
Erica said: `Even if you are a jeans and jumper person there is no need to slob out.
Sun, News of the World (2004)
If I want to become a lazy slob and watch TV, I do' - singer Gwen Stefani
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
In New York City I could be a poor slob but I still get to be more than a poor slob.
Stanko, Elizabeth Everyday Violence
Make all kinds of excuses, like you snore, and you're a slob anything.
Maxim (2005)
She got the information from that drunken slob , Nasedkin, who is now in Siberia.
Forbes, Colin Cover Story
THE man being tipped to replace Morse and Frost as TV's favourite detective is... Royle Family slob Ricky Tomlinson!
Sun, News of the World (2001)
The oily slob offered me a good part, a role that would take me off the chorus line.
Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003)

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