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# slob

«slob» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who is lazy, messy and does not care about being…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a slob, slobs); verb phrase (slob out / slob about — UK informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, rude) A slob is a person who is lazy, messy and does not care about being tidy or clean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#m1)

2) (UK informal) To slob out or slob about means to relax lazily, doing nothing much. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#m2)

3) A slob can also mean soft, wet mud, especially at the edge of a river or the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday talk at home: «Don't be such a slob — pick up your socks!» It is an insult, though often said jokingly in families. «Slobbing out on the sofa» means lazing around. In stories, a slob character leaves pizza boxes and dirty clothes everywhere.

### examples

- My brother is a slob; his room is full of crisp packets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x1)
- Stop being a slob and make your bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x2)
- On Sunday we just slobbed out in front of the telly. (UK) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x3)
- The cartoon slob never washed his dishes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x4)
- I felt like a slob after lying in bed all morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x5)
- Don't call people slobs, it is unkind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x6)
- Dad slobbed about in his pyjamas all day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x7)
- "Never say't twice," says Jack, and he pitched in big stones and sods into the slob, till the ass got good ground under him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x8)

### note

Informal and a bit rude; do not use it in formal writing or to hurt someone. Verb: slob, slobbed, slobbing. Adjective: slobby. Do not confuse with «slobber» (to let spit dribble from the mouth).

### In the corpora

- ["svynya" means pig; calling someone "svynya" is an insult meaning a pig or slob.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/22-farm-forest-animals-and-pets/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «slob» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.