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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
That was the conceit of the first Nobody (2021): what if Hutch Mansell, the schlub down the street, was actually a deadly hitman/operative for the government?
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Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Not just any schlub was welcome on the squad.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Cal Hampton is a floral-shirt-wearing schlub who’s a close friend of Jason’s.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Some poor schlub in the Disney marketing team had to figure out a way to integrate the new live-action Snow White movie into the Women Tell All.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Scott Phillips, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Not just any schlub was welcome on the squad.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Cal Hampton is a floral-shirt-wearing schlub who’s a close friend of Jason’s.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Some poor schlub in the Disney marketing team had to figure out a way to integrate the new live-action Snow White movie into the Women Tell All.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schlub
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many walk away losers while riding the gambling lightning.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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The loser of the WVU-Troy game will be eliminated from the College World Series.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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“Schlub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlub. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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