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slob
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slob  (slb)
n. Informal
A person regarded as slovenly, crude, or obnoxious.

[Irish Gaelic slab, mud, from Old Irish, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal slabb, mud.]

slobbish, slobby adj.

slob [slɒb]
n
1. Informal a slovenly, unattractive, and lazy person
2. Irish mire
[from Irish slab mud; compare slab]
slobbish  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slob - a coarse obnoxious personslob - a coarse obnoxious person            
litter lout, litterbug, litterer - a person who litters public places with refuse
slovenly woman, slut, trollop, slattern - a dirty untidy woman
vulgarian - a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)

slob
noun (Informal) layabout, lounger, loafer, couch potato (slang), idler, good-for-nothing My boyfriend used to call me a fat slob.
Translations
slob [slɒb] Nvago/a m/f, dejado/a m/f
slob out VI + ADVholgazanear, zanganear, haraganear
slob [ˈslɒb] nbon(ne) m/f à rien
a lazy slob → un flemmard
slob
n (inf)Drecksau f (inf)
slob [slɒb] n (fam) → sciattone/a


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By contrast, the least suitable idols were Homer Simpson, the slobbish, beer-swilling dad from the hit US cartoon "The Simpsons", followed by foul-mouthed chef Gordon Ramsay and Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
By contrast, the least suitable idols were Homer Simpson, the slobbish, beer-swilling dad from the hit US cartoon "The Simpsons", followed by foul-mouthed chef Gordon Ramsay and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Crowe is surprisingly convincing as the delightfully slobbish and ill-mannered protagonist, making the original choice to play the character, Brad Pitt, seem unimaginable in the role.
 
 
 
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