Schlubby
//ˈʃlʌbi// adj, slang
adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt. Jewish, New-York-City, informal, slang
"It's a wasted review copy, sending “schlubby” nonfiction to Eliot Fremont-Smith at New York magazine or a book by William Buckley to Rolling Stone […]"
Example
More examples"It's a wasted review copy, sending “schlubby” nonfiction to Eliot Fremont-Smith at New York magazine or a book by William Buckley to Rolling Stone […]"
Etymology
From schlub + -y; schlub is derived from Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), perhaps from Polish żłób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”).
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