variants
also shlub
as in idiot
a stupid person
you're a complete schlub—you should do great around here
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of schlub
But even the bling signals schlub — the timepiece’s hands stay frozen throughout our conversation.
—
Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
The high point of Mickey 17, Bong Joon-ho’s bitterly funny follow-up to his Oscar-winning Parasite, is a prolonged sequence in which the title character, a hapless schlub played by Robert Pattinson, explains how his life became a hellscape of technologically enabled immortality.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
Redfield’s Peter is a blue-collar schlub fighting suicidal despair.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Lauren Goode: Basically no one looked like a bigger schlub.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for schlub
Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
The high point of Mickey 17, Bong Joon-ho’s bitterly funny follow-up to his Oscar-winning Parasite, is a prolonged sequence in which the title character, a hapless schlub played by Robert Pattinson, explains how his life became a hellscape of technologically enabled immortality.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
Redfield’s Peter is a blue-collar schlub fighting suicidal despair.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Lauren Goode: Basically no one looked like a bigger schlub.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for schlub
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schlub
Noun
-
Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
-
There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
-
And then, the rest of her life, filled with big stupids and everything else, will begin.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
-
So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
Noun
-
Killers, however, are practical and can’t stand losers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
-
More winners and losers are emerging as the first phase of restarting Venezuela’s oil industry takes shape.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Schlub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlub. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
