schlub

noun

ˈshləb How to pronounce schlub (audio)
variants or less commonly shlub
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slang
: a stupid, worthless, or unattractive person

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Examples of schlub in a Sentence

you're a complete schlub—you should do great around here
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Not just any schlub was welcome on the squad. — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025 Cal Hampton is a floral-shirt-wearing schlub who’s a close friend of Jason’s. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025 But even the bling signals schlub — the timepiece’s hands stay frozen throughout our conversation. — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025 The rom-com Materialists threw a matchmaker into a love triangle with a perfect-on-paper rich guy and the broke schlub who was her true soulmate. — Judy Berman, Time, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for schlub

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish zhlob, zhlub yokel, boor

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of schlub was in 1950

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“Schlub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schlub. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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