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
  • That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 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
  • In 2024, white men made up a little more than half of Delta Air Lines’ executives, senior-level officials and managers.
    — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Both men were airlifted to port and received medical attention before being reunited with their families, the navy said.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 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
  • The Perk That Actually Works For years, companies have competed to fill their offices with amenities meant to signal ambition—ping pong tables, nap rooms, office dogs, sprawling lounges.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The search continued at Coes Reservoir on Friday with marine units, helicopters, sonar and dogs, according to CNN affiliate WCVB.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • Instead, those guys make the roster because of what Martin has already proved capable of doing — adding value on special teams.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • These tiny little robots are cheap, destructive, and already in the hands of the bad guys.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • The early harvest also poses logistical challenges in a region where grapes are traditionally picked by hand, with some workers still on summer vacation and others facing transportation delays.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Cities and smaller communities across the country are competing for remote workers with thousands of dollars in cash, housing assistance, coworking memberships, and other perks designed to make relocating a little easier.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of workers
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  • One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • Trujillo and Duncan’s aim is to enable people with disabilities to provide for their families and build rewarding lives.
    — Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of lives
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