Colloquial Variant guide

schlubby

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃlʌbi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈʃlʌbi/
  • General-American: /ˈʃlə-/
  • Ireland, Northern-England: /ˈʃlʊbi/
  • rhymes with -ʌbi

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Jewish, New-York-City, informal, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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