ˈsläb noun
( -s )
Etymology: Irish slab, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect slabb slime, mud — more at slab (mud)
1. chiefly Irish
a. : mud , mire , ooze
b. : a tract of muddy ground ; especially : flat II 1a (2)
2. : a heavy sludge of sea ice
3. : a slack, ungainly, or common person : someone mean, rude, or undistinguished : boor , clod , vulgarian
a bunch of slobs and stuffed shirts — H.A.Smith
the translator who ignores or evades this responsibility is a slob — Rolfe Humphries