Informal a sloppy, coarse, or gross person
Origin of slob
Irish slab, mud from Scand: see slab
Mandy is a slob but she always seems to find what she needs despite the disorganization of her room.
The definition of a slob is a messy, lazy and unkempt person.
A messy person is an example of a slob.
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slob
noun
InformalA person regarded as slovenly, crude, or obnoxious.
Origin of slob
Irish Gaelic slab mud from Old Irish probably of Scandinavian origin Swedish dialectal slabb mudRelated Forms:
- slob′bish slob′by
adjective
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Noun
(plural slobs)
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Sentence Examples
- Not at the head of the line when brains were passed out, but basically a good slob.
- You may be a cop, but you're also an obnoxious slob who's soiling a clean carpet with your discarded body parts.