Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person regarded as slovenly, crude, or obnoxious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who is untidy in his habits and dress; a slovenly fellow.
- noun Mud; mire; muddy land; a marsh or mire.
- noun Same as
slobber , 2.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal, disapproving A lazy and
slovenly person. - noun derogatory A
lazy ,obese person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a coarse obnoxious person
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is also a bad time to be a worthless welfare slob from the party of "No!"
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The fat slob is a danger to our country as his words do more damage to it then any terrorist plot could.
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Midsummer's Day, but as the captain tersely put it, "the slob is a bit late."
Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour Katie Spalding 1911
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Hey, the good thing is no one will have to figure out his name because the slob will be a number which is much easier to remember. captamericaa1 at 7: 09 PM August 24, 2010
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But, the thing is, our slobs lose elections, especially when the Slob-in-Chief is in the White House and another slob is the next candidate after eight years of fatigue over slop.
Debbie Schlussel 2008
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Another thread that seems to run through your mind is to be proud of being a wife and mother and not being a "slob" even when doing housework.
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What kind of slob hunter goes out opening morning and shoots a deer knowing full well you won't have time to retrieve it or tend to it?
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What kind of slob hunter goes out opening morning and shoots a deer knowing full well you won't have time to retrieve it or tend to it?
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Bill Heavey wrote an absolutely excellent article a couple of years ago on the subject of so called "slob" hunters.
Fish 'Should be rebranded as Sea Kittens' Tim Romano 2008
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Most of the privately held land (I have forty acres) is inaccessible due to previous "slob" hunters, poachers and outlaws.
Prolagus commented on the word slob
I left the school, I left my job
You saw me looking like a slob
When I was young you were the only fun in town...
(Belle & Sebastian, by Belle and Sebastian)
August 24, 2008