slob

noun \ ˈsläb \

Updated on: 23 Feb 2018

Definition of slob

1 : a slovenly or boorish person

2 : an ordinary person

just some poor slob

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slobbish

play \ˈslä-bish\ adjective

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slobby

play \ˈslä-bē\ adjective

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Examples of slob in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of slob from the Web

Take a hit, and all your slob-problems will disappear.

— francesca serritella, Philly.com, "The Great Makeup Organization | Francesca Serritella," 15 Feb. 2018
But they were seated just across from two slobs, which spoiled the whole effect.

— linda fargo, Harper's BAZAAR, "Iris Apfel Opens Up About Her Ageless Style," 13 Feb. 2018
If a dish didn’t have to be cleaned, then maybe the slobs would have an argument.

— peter king, SI.com, "Ten Things I Think I Think: On the Coolest Drive of the Year, the Giants’ GM Job and Baker Mayfield," 11 Dec. 2017
Laura was a slob who never picked up after herself or her son, did the dishes, or picked up a broom.

— mallory ortberg, Slate Magazine, "My sister’s obsession with having another baby is hurting her family.," 16 Feb. 2017
There’s Stanley Sporkin, the legendary slob who ran enforcement at the SEC in the 1970s, and his protégé Jed Rakoff, later a federal judge, who would raise a lonely voice to ask how accountability had vanished.

— david dayen, New Republic, "Why the government goes easy on corporate crime.," 23 Oct. 2017
Oh, to peacefully live in chaos among the piles instead of, hypothetically, barking at the humans who live with me and begrudging everyone for being such slobs.

— jen hatmaker, Health.com, "How I Finally Broke Free From a Two-Month Case of the Doldrums," 11 Aug. 2017
No one here has a fancy job, and everyone dresses like a slob.

— the new york times, NOLA.com, "'The Big Sick' movie review: Truth is the secret weapon of this romantic comedy," 7 July 2017
Being bit, scratched, while having to control some slob who hasn't showered in weeks is not fun either!

— mara h. gottfried, Twin Cities, "Here’s video the jury saw before acquitting St. Paul cop of striking teen," 4 May 2017

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Origin and Etymology of slob

Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person

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slob Synonyms

Synonyms

sloven;

Antonyms

neatnik;

SLOB Defined for English Language Learners

slob

noun

Definition of slob for English Language Learners

: a person who is lazy and dirty or messy
: an ordinary person

SLOB Defined for Kids

slob

noun \ ˈsläb \

Definition of slob for Students

1 : a sloppy or lazy person

2 : an ordinary person

The poor slob didn't deserve such bad luck.

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