slob C1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈslɑb/ UK /ˈslɒb/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like slab /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Freq #14446 Meanings 1 noun A lazy, untidy, or messy person. He's such a slob that he never washes his dishes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a lazy, untidy, or messy... pig Word family Forms slobs Derived forms slobberyslobbishslobbismslobboviaslobbyslobdomslobetteslobificationslobland Etymology AI details From Irish slaba. Compare slobber, which is of Germanic origin. slaba ga View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # slob **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈslɑb/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈslɒb/ **Frequency rank:** 14446 ## Meanings 1. A lazy, untidy, or messy person. ## Examples - He's such a slob that he never washes his dishes. ## Derived Forms - slobbery - slobbish - slobbism - slobbovia - slobby - slobdom - slobette - slobification - slobland ## Roots and Affixes - Root: slaba ## Etymology From Irish slaba. Compare slobber, which is of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Slob is from Irish slaba. Compare slobber, which is of Germanic origin. A key historical form is ga slaba. In present-day use, it means a lazy, untidy, or messy person. Derived formations include slobbery, slobbish, slobbism, slobbovia, slobby. ## Topics - People & Society markdown