slob

noun

ˈsläb 

1

: a slovenly or boorish person

2

: an ordinary person

just some poor slob

slobbish

ˈslä-bish 

adjective

slobby

ˈslä-bē 

adjective

Synonyms

• sloven

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

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s a lot of resentment there, mostly from Kyle’s side, who still has an inferiority complex from the days of being the slob to Adam’s TV hunk, despite having ascended beyond his onetime screen partner on the comic-book movie ladder. —Jack King, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024

Figuring out what to wear on a plane to stay comfortable without looking like a total slob can be tricky. —Niccolo Serratt, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024

The old Honor had an ambitious cocktail program but managed to hold an appeal for beer slobs and lovers of rail drinks, as well. —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

Word History

Etymology

Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

slob

noun

ˈsläb 

: a dirty, nasty, or rude person

slobby

ˈslä-bē 

adjective