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slubber
[
sluhb
-er
]
slub·ber
/
ˈslʌb
ər
/
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[
sluhb
-er
]
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verb (used with object)
to perform hastily or carelessly.
Origin:
1520–30;
<
Low German
slubbern
to do work carelessly
Related forms
slub·ber·ing·ly,
adverb
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