US /ˈslɑb/ UK /ˈslɒb/
noun verb Freq #14446

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A lazy, untidy, or messy person.

    He's such a slob that he never washes his dishes.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a lazy, untidy, or messy... pig
Word family
Forms slobs
Derived forms slobberyslobbishslobbismslobboviaslobbyslobdomslobetteslobificationslobland

Etymology

From Irish slaba. Compare slobber, which is of Germanic origin.

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