Definition of slob
1 : a slovenly or boorish person
2 : an ordinary person just some poor slob
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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
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No one here has a fancy job, and everyone dresses like a slob.
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The trick to living in sweats without feeling (and looking) like a slob in the process is to style the staple with a little bit of consideration.
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Being bit, scratched, while having to control some slob who hasn't showered in weeks is not fun either!
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Presumably these slobs never wash the dishes, either.
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Origin and Etymology of slob
Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person
SLOB Defined for English Language Learners
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: a person who is lazy and dirty or messy
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: an ordinary person
SLOB Defined for Kids
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1 : a sloppy or lazy person
2 : an ordinary person The poor slob didn't deserve such bad luck.
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