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also shlub
as in idiot
a stupid person
you're a complete schlub—you should do great around here
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Recent Examples of schlub
Redfield’s Peter is a blue-collar schlub fighting suicidal despair.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Lauren Goode: Basically no one looked like a bigger schlub.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Why cast a hearing actor with tremendous charisma next to a deaf actor who is made out (in costuming, grooming and general deportment) to be a schlub?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Before the internet came along to knock the shine off the deep state and reveal that the U.S. government in all its forms was made up of an assortment of schlubs, The X-Files flourished as a masterpiece of small-town paranoia and cosmic conspiracy.
—Alex Galbraith, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
Lauren Goode: Basically no one looked like a bigger schlub.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
Why cast a hearing actor with tremendous charisma next to a deaf actor who is made out (in costuming, grooming and general deportment) to be a schlub?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
Before the internet came along to knock the shine off the deep state and reveal that the U.S. government in all its forms was made up of an assortment of schlubs, The X-Files flourished as a masterpiece of small-town paranoia and cosmic conspiracy.
—Alex Galbraith, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schlub
Noun
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Named Lija, the wary but winsome mutt — in fact played by the filmmaker’s own pet — is snappish and defensive when her wounds are first treated, only to slowly relent and relax in the face of genuine tenderness.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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Mushers gather at trailheads and parking lots for long weekends of racing, with world-champion sprinters (often huge, muscular pointers with legs a mile long) competing alongside teams of purebred Siberians and assorted mutts.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside Online,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Zuckerberg topped the list of the biggest losers by dollars, down $17.9 billion as Meta shares took a hit in the sell-off.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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The sudden stock downturn makes Friedman the biggest billionaire loser of the ongoing trade war so far, in percentage terms.—
Julie Goldenberg,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Schlub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlub. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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