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also shlub
as in idiot
a stupid person
you're a complete schlub—you should do great around here
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Recent Examples of schlub
The actor neither softens nor romanticizes the countercultural cartoonist, a brilliant schlub whose artistry is inextricable from his Cleveland crab-apple worldview.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 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
Samet, cynically defending his right to be an isolationist schlub, dismisses justice and community as naïve ideals.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
And carrying his inevitable thirtysomething disillusionment in a little schlub around the midriff, for sure.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 Oct. 2023
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 10 Mar. 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
Samet, cynically defending his right to be an isolationist schlub, dismisses justice and community as naïve ideals.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2024
And carrying his inevitable thirtysomething disillusionment in a little schlub around the midriff, for sure.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schlub
Noun
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Two lively mutts guard the noodle factory on the other side of the fence.Anne F. Thurston, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2016
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It’s been a long time coming for Managing Partner Kathleen Klinger and her cohorts in ownership, one that’s seen this 3,600-square-foot former warehouse repurposed into a mecca for mutts — and cyclists.Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.Barry Levitt, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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The stupid!Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
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Green Bay, losers of two straight games, opened as a 3.5-point underdog, but that line has climbed to 4.5 points this week.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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That would encourage a new period of aggression by Russia, China, North Korea, and a nuclear-capable Iran, in which America — and Trump — will be the losers.Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Schlub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlub. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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