slobs

noun

plural of slob
1
as in slatterns
a dirty or sloppy person a slob of a professor whose office was littered with a decade's worth of notes and student papers

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2
as in jerks
a person whose behavior is offensive to others he's easy enough to get along with when he's not being a loudmouthed slob

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3
as in men
a member of the human race you just know some poor slob is going to get blamed for this mix-up

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4
as in everymen
an average or ordinary man I don't know much about trust funds, as I'm just some poor slob who has to work hard for a living

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  1. jerks
  2. men
  3. everymen
  4. dogs
  5. guys
  6. workers
  7. clowns
  8. lives
Noun
  • After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
  • Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.
    — William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • After romance, the top genres for men are comedy, action, sci-fi and thrillers.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Surveillance footage shows the three men entering the Mercedes-Benz the night of the shooting, the statements said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Definition of men
Noun
  • In a World Cup boasting a galaxy of stars, a lunch-bucket team of blue-collar everymen may wind up outshining them all.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • The 50th anniversary of his Game 7 heroics was marked in 2010 by the unveiling — on Bill Mazeroski Way — of a 14-foot, 2,000-pound statue of one of Pittsburgh’s greatest everymen, rounding the bases, on top of the world.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of everymen
Noun
  • On Saturday, rescue crews aided by dogs and detectors found signs of life, confirming that at least one survivor was still trapped beneath the rubble.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Unlike dogs, they cannot simply be taken on longer walks, often resist dietary changes, and can be difficult to medicate consistently, making GLP-1 therapies potentially attractive if clinical trials prove successful.
    — Elsa Ohlen,Carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • Yes, even these guys are obviously mature for their ages, there’s a pretty significant difference just in terms of frame, body weight.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • The Canadian gay hockey romance launched fujoshi fandom into the mainstream, proving audiences — and women, in particular — had a desire to watch two young guys roll around in some good old-fashioned smut.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • In impoverished Nepal, where a conservative culture leaves openly transgender people with few legal job options, the impact on aid workers’ lives was particularly crushing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • After 60 years, the resulting dataset, which covers tens of millions of American workers and has allowed researchers and regulators to examine workplace representation over decades, may now be coming to an end.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of workers
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  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • Hang out with sheep, meet magicians and clowns and explore the amusement park.
    — Cole Premo, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • These innovations signal a shift from robotic spectacle to practical, everyday applications, emphasizing collaboration, accessibility, and human-robot comfort as robots integrate into our lives.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • Chicago Fire follows the professional and personal lives of firefighters, rescuers and paramedics of Firehouse 51 in the Windy City.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of lives
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