Definitions For Schlub
Noun
SCHLUB (plural SCHLUBs) (chiefly, US, informal) A person who is clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward, or unattractive or unkempt.Alternative forms
shlubbDerived terms
schlubbyTranslations
Esperanto: krudulo, maldelikatulo, bruto, ŝtipkapulo Finnish: tomppeli, tollo French: plouc, m Russian: жлоб, m {{qualifier, slang}}, лох, m {{qualifier, slang}} Yiddish: זשלאָב, mEtymology
From {{der, en, yi, זשלאָב}}, perhaps from {{der, en, pl, żłób, , manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil}}.{{R:Lexico}} Compare {{cog, ru, жлоб}}. While the word is superficially similar in both meaning and sound to the common English term slob, the two words are not believed to be etymologically related{{Cite book, title = The Oxford English Dictionary, first = Noel, publisher = Oxford University Press, year = 1989, location = Oxford}}.Is Schlub a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
NO
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
16
The word Schlub is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Schlub in a Sentence
- You're a complete schlub—you should do great around here