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schlubby.

Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʃlʌbi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈʃlʌbi/General-American/ˈʃlə-/General-American/ˈʃlʊbi/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.

    Jewish · New-York-City · informal · slang
Where this word comes from

From schlub + -y; schlub is derived from Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), perhaps from Polish żłób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”).

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