1
: a slovenly or boorish person
2
: an ordinary person
just some poor slob
Examples of slob in a Sentence
Some poor slob got robbed.
a slob of a professor whose office was littered with a decade's worth of notes and student papers
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The old Honor had an ambitious cocktail program but managed to hold an appeal for beer slobs and lovers of rail drinks, as well.
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
The parks wouldn’t be so bad if people weren’t slobs and cleaned up after themselves like decent human beings.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024
Because of his talent for playing unglamorous slobs and schlubs, Giamatti is an easy actor to typecast.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Hollywood’s Fave Awards Season Hors d’Oeuvres Appetites and appearances always are in conflict at awards season parties — and while strategies for sating oneself without looking like a slob vary in the land of Oscar and Ozempic, one bite is the favorite by far.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
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John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
The parks wouldn’t be so bad if people weren’t slobs and cleaned up after themselves like decent human beings.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024
Because of his talent for playing unglamorous slobs and schlubs, Giamatti is an easy actor to typecast.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Hollywood’s Fave Awards Season Hors d’Oeuvres Appetites and appearances always are in conflict at awards season parties — and while strategies for sating oneself without looking like a slob vary in the land of Oscar and Ozempic, one bite is the favorite by far.
—Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Slob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slob. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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