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

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

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Topics

People & Society

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