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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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Recent Examples of schlub
Not just any schlub was welcome on the squad.
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Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
Cal Hampton is a floral-shirt-wearing schlub who’s a close friend of Jason’s.
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Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2025
Some poor schlub in the Disney marketing team had to figure out a way to integrate the new live-action Snow White movie into the Women Tell All.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
But even the bling signals schlub — the timepiece’s hands stay frozen throughout our conversation.
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Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schlub
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
14 Aug. 2025
Cal Hampton is a floral-shirt-wearing schlub who’s a close friend of Jason’s.
—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2025
Some poor schlub in the Disney marketing team had to figure out a way to integrate the new live-action Snow White movie into the Women Tell All.
—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Mar. 2025
But even the bling signals schlub — the timepiece’s hands stay frozen throughout our conversation.
—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for schlub
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schlub
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
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Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
Noun
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The losers are the automakers still leaving accessories to the dealer, where the margin quietly bleeds away.
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That is a big risk investors take when trying to find the winners and losers within the biotech sector.
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“Schlub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schlub. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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