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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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The middle-aged schlubs with Titleist dad hats and 24-ounce Coors cans, subtly revealing their tribal affiliation via the dancing bear on their striped polos.
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Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
This film plays more like a working-class fable, the kind where a likable schlub achieves success through grit and determination.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
But Donal Logue is hardly a schlub.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2021
Here's a few things to know about Miami: These Hurricanes are no schlubs.
—Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2023
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Jeff Weiss, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
This film plays more like a working-class fable, the kind where a likable schlub achieves success through grit and determination.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
But Donal Logue is hardly a schlub.
—Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2021
Here's a few things to know about Miami: These Hurricanes are no schlubs.
—Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2023
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“Schlub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlub. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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