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schlubby

adj
/ˈʃlʌbi/UK/ˈʃlʌbi/US/ˈʃlʊbi/

Etymology

From schlub + -y; schlub is derived from Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), perhaps from Polish żłób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”).

  1. derived from żłób
  2. derived from זשלאָב

Definitions

  1. Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward

    Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.

    • 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 […]
    • Except for Barry Diller eating steak and Diane Von Furstenberg picking at his frites, the room at the top is still empty at 9:30 p.m. On the ground floor, the chic and the schlubby are slowly rendering the bar invisible.
    • In fact, the Internet, for political if not commercial causes, turns out to be a way to efficiently reach people whose very engagement (even overengagement) separates them most from ordinary zhlubby citizens.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for schlubby. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA