1
: a slovenly or boorish person
2
: an ordinary person
just some poor slob
slobbish adjective
slobby adjective

Examples of slob in a Sentence

Some poor slob got robbed. a slob of a professor whose office was littered with a decade's worth of notes and student papers
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There’s a lot of resentment there, mostly from Kyle’s side, who still has an inferiority complex from the days of being the slob to Adam’s TV hunk, despite having ascended beyond his onetime screen partner on the comic-book movie ladder. Jack King, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024 Figuring out what to wear on a plane to stay comfortable without looking like a total slob can be tricky. Niccolo Serratt, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024 The old Honor had an ambitious cocktail program but managed to hold an appeal for beer slobs and lovers of rail drinks, as well. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024 The parks wouldn’t be so bad if people weren’t slobs and cleaned up after themselves like decent human beings. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for slob 

Word History

Etymology

Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of slob was in 1861

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“Slob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slob. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

slob

noun
: a dirty, nasty, or rude person
slobby adjective

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