schlub

English

Alternative forms

shlubb

Etymology

From Yiddish זשלאָב‎ (zhlob), perhaps from Polish. Compare Russian жлоб (žlob).

Noun

schlub (plural schlubs)

(chiefly US, informal) A person who is socially awkward, unattractive, clumsy, or oafish.

Derived terms

schlubby

Translations

one who is socially awkward, unattractive, clumsy

Finnish: tomppeli (fi), tollo (fi)
French: plouc (fr) m

Russian: жлоб (ru) m (žlob) (slang), лох (ru) m (lox) (slang)
Yiddish: זשלאָב‎‎ m (zhlob)

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