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SLOB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slob mean?
• SLOB (noun)
The noun SLOB has 1 sense:
1. a coarse obnoxious person
Familiarity information: SLOB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A coarse obnoxious person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
pig; slob; sloven; slovenly person
Hypernyms ("slob" is a kind of...):
vulgarian (a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slob"):
litter lout; litterbug; litterer (a person who litters public places with refuse)
slattern; slovenly woman; slut; trollop (a dirty untidy woman)
Context examples
Gawd blime me if you ayn’t a slob.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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