Schlubby
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃlʌbi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Schlubby is an adjective meaning Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.
Meaning
Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.
Example Sentences
It's a wasted review copy, sending “schlubby” nonfiction to Eliot Fremont-Smith at New York magazine or a book by William Buckley to Rolling Stone […]
Apple’s ads promote what you can do with an iPhone or iPod, or show the comedian John Hodgman as a schlubby PC guy being outfoxed by the actor Justin Long as hip Mac guy.
Just thinking about ballet makes most people feel schlubbier and more sluglike when they shuffle out of their bedrooms in the morning or slide under the barstool at night.
[P]ut on your schlubbiest clothes, dab on some pimple cream, and go to the grocery store. […] Don't start your days in the hole. Besides, you never know when the new Mr. Right will come along. …
Word Forms
- schlubbier
- schlubbiest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shlubby, schlumpy, shlumpy, klutzy, uncouth, kludgy.
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