slobs

plural of slob
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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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Noun
  • Something will have to give between two men so seemingly unalike.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The nonprofit ended up purchasing a two-bedroom home in San Diego’s El Cerrito neighborhood, and two men moved in Tuesday.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Outside of the top four guys, Tuttle took a pay cut to stick around, and Crumedy, last year’s sixth-round pick, is continuing to develop.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Those guys are going to be great players.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Ensuring Cultural Alignment An overwhelming 98% of workers express a desire to work remotely at least part of the time.
    Juan Carlos Santiago, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Only 30 to 35 workers, many of whom have been brought in from other Vail slopes, are now on the mountain, compared to the more than 100 that usually operate in the area, the Park City Professional Ski Patrollers Association said.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Several people sent the couple their condolences in the comment section.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • That’s encouraging for people who are newer to resistance training or are concerned about injuring themselves in the gym, McDowell said.
    Julia Ries, Health, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Some experts, however, see potential in another direction—studying how the creatures’ neurons work together could shed light on nerve regeneration.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Some scientists have even proposed that free radicals can lead to aging in humans and other creatures, though that idea is disputed.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Many of Miami-Dade’s outdoor laborers, including landscapers, farmhands and construction workers, are foreign-born.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Almost 60% of Mexican laborers are considered informal wage-earners who don’t have access to social security or employment benefits like paid leave.
    Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That’s a sure way to invite not only raccoons but other unwanted guests such as mice, opossums, and skunks.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 7 May 2025
  • While pesticides sprayed on crops and the Varroa mite both pose major risks for honey bees, bears and skunks can also be destructive predators to colonies, according to Hesbach.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
  • As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Slobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slobs. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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