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slobber.

Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/

  1. Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.

    countable · uncountable
    There was dried slobber on his coat lapel.

  2. A dribbly shower (of rain).

    countable · uncommon · uncountable

  3. Mud, muck; a miry, slushy or muddy mixture.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A jellyfish.

    countable · dated · uncountable

  5. Attributive form of slobbers; causing or relating to the veterinary medical condition slobbers.

    attributive · countable · form-of · uncountable
    slobber grass, slobber hay
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sloberen, borrowed from Middle Dutch slobberen (> Modern Dutch slobberen (“to slobber”)), related to West Frisian slobberje (“to slurp”), German Low German slubbern (“to slobber”). Doublet of slabber and slaver. Compare also German schlabbern (“to slobber”). At least in the sense of "saliva", apparently not related to English slob, from Irish slaba (“mud”).

verb/ˈslɒbə(ɹ)/

  1. To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth.

    All babies slobber.

  2. To fall thickly (viscously), like or as saliva.

  3. To wet with or as if with saliva; to coat with dribbly liquid.

    uncommon

  4. To kiss.

    colloquial

  5. To fellate.

    slang · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English sloberen, borrowed from Middle Dutch slobberen (> Modern Dutch slobberen (“to slobber”)), related to West Frisian slobberje (“to slurp”), German Low German slubbern (“to slobber”). Doublet of slabber and slaver. Compare also German schlabbern (“to slobber”). At least in the sense of "saliva", apparently not related to English slob, from Irish slaba (“mud”).

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