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# slob

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

«slob» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, rude) A slob is a person who is lazy, messy and does not care about being tidy or clean. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#m3)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x1)
- Stop being a slob and make your bed. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x3)
- The cartoon slob never washed his dishes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x4)
- I felt like a slob after lying in bed all morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x5)
- Don't call people slobs, it is unkind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/#x6)
- Dad slobbed about in his pyjamas all day. [tree →](https://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://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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «slob» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slob/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«slob» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slob.html) on Mova free.