slob

slob

noun \ˈsläb\

Definition of SLOB

1

: a slovenly or boorish person

2

: an ordinary person <just some poor slob>

— slob·bish \ˈslä-bish\ adjective

— slob·by \-bē\ adjective

Examples of SLOB

1. Some poor slob got robbed.
2. <a slob of a professor whose office was littered with a decade's worth of notes and student papers>

Origin of SLOB

Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person

First Known Use: 1861

Related to SLOB

Synonyms: sloven

Antonyms: neatnik, old maid

Related Words: slattern, slut [chiefly British]

Near Antonyms: hero, heroine, idol, role model; gentleman, lady; angel, saint

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Rhymes with SLOB

Ab, blob, bob, cob, daub, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, knob, lob, mob, nob, rob, snob, sob, squab, stob, swab, throb, yob