n.
Pronunciation: ' släb
Function: noun
Etymology: Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person
Date: 1861
1 : a slovenly or boorish person
2 : an ordinary person <just some poor slob >
– slob · bish \ ' slä-bish \ adjective
– slob · by \ -b ē \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: ' släb
Function: noun
Etymology: Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person
Date: 1861
1 : a slovenly or boorish person
2 : an ordinary person <just some poor slob >
– slob · bish \ ' slä-bish \ adjective
– slob · by \ -b ē \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012