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
Recent Examples on the Web The old Honor had an ambitious cocktail program but managed to hold an appeal for beer slobs and lovers of rail drinks, as well. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024 The parks wouldn’t be so bad if people weren’t slobs and cleaned up after themselves like decent human beings. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024 Because of his talent for playing unglamorous slobs and schlubs, Giamatti is an easy actor to typecast. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024 Hollywood’s Fave Awards Season Hors d’Oeuvres Appetites and appearances always are in conflict at awards season parties — and while strategies for sating oneself without looking like a slob vary in the land of Oscar and Ozempic, one bite is the favorite by far. Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slob 

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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 14 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

slob

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

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