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also shlub
as in idiot
a stupid person
you're a complete schlub—you should do great around here
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Recent Examples of schlub
Not just any schlub was welcome on the squad.
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Cal Hampton is a floral-shirt-wearing schlub who’s a close friend of Jason’s.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Some poor schlub in the Disney marketing team had to figure out a way to integrate the new live-action Snow White movie into the Women Tell All.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
But even the bling signals schlub — the timepiece’s hands stay frozen throughout our conversation.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Cal Hampton is a floral-shirt-wearing schlub who’s a close friend of Jason’s.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Some poor schlub in the Disney marketing team had to figure out a way to integrate the new live-action Snow White movie into the Women Tell All.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
But even the bling signals schlub — the timepiece’s hands stay frozen throughout our conversation.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schlub
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cicero was the biggest loser since 2020 — 3,436 people, or 4%, left the town.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The loser will face the winner of the Oaks Christian at Cypress game to stay alive in the tournament.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Schlub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlub. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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