1
: a slovenly or boorish person
2
: an ordinary person
just some poor slob
slobbish adjective
slobby adjective

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
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Word History

Etymology

Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of slob was in 1861

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Cite this Entry

“Slob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slob. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.

Kids Definition

slob

noun
: a dirty, nasty, or rude person
slobby adjective

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