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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
Lauren Goode: Basically no one looked like a bigger schlub.
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Lauren Goode, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Why cast a hearing actor with tremendous charisma next to a deaf actor who is made out (in costuming, grooming and general deportment) to be a schlub?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Before the internet came along to knock the shine off the deep state and reveal that the U.S. government in all its forms was made up of an assortment of schlubs, The X-Files flourished as a masterpiece of small-town paranoia and cosmic conspiracy.
—Alex Galbraith, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
Quite the contrary: schlubs like us who are stuck in urban areas account for 80 percent of the population of the United States.
—Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Goode, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Why cast a hearing actor with tremendous charisma next to a deaf actor who is made out (in costuming, grooming and general deportment) to be a schlub?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Before the internet came along to knock the shine off the deep state and reveal that the U.S. government in all its forms was made up of an assortment of schlubs, The X-Files flourished as a masterpiece of small-town paranoia and cosmic conspiracy.
—Alex Galbraith, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
Quite the contrary: schlubs like us who are stuck in urban areas account for 80 percent of the population of the United States.
—Eben Weiss, Outside Online, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schlub
Noun
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The British Ministry of Defence's answer is using the mechanical mutts to make detecting and defusing bombs safer and more efficient.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
5 Feb. 2025
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The article begins: Heather Massey brought Ladybird to the veterinarian when the 9-year-old mutt began having seizures.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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,
21 Feb. 2025
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The stupid!—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 July 2021
Noun
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Monthly winners and losers: This brings us to our February winners and losers.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Health care reform always creates winners and losers.—
Caitlin Owens,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Schlub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlub. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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