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| slang (US) a coarse or contemptible person | |
| [Yiddish, of uncertain origin] | |
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Schlub
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
schlub
"worthless oaf," 1964, from Yiddish, perhaps from Pol. zlob "blockhead."
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schlub definition[ʃləb] or [ʒləb]and zhlub
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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