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as in jerks
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
he's easy enough to get along with when he's not being a loudmouthed slob
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as in men
a member of the human race
you just know some poor slob is going to get blamed for this mix-up
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as in everymen
an average or ordinary man
I don't know much about trust funds, as I'm just some poor slob who has to work hard for a living
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slobs
Noun
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026 -
Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.—
William Earl,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Canada has an 8-0 advantage in shots on goal; meanwhile, Qatar is down to 10 men after a red card, the fifth of the tournament so far.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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That's when two men jumped in, and fists started flying.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The 50th anniversary of his Game 7 heroics was marked in 2010 by the unveiling — on Bill Mazeroski Way — of a 14-foot, 2,000-pound statue of one of Pittsburgh’s greatest everymen, rounding the bases, on top of the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The parasite has the cattle and dairy industry on edge, but in Mexico, screwworm has also been found in bears, pigs, goats, and even dogs and cats.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Keep dogs leashed in bear country, and maintain control of them at all times.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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They were written by a bunch of guys in powdered wigs and knee socks.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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Your memoir reframed Black Sabbath less as mythology and more as four working-class guys trying to survive life in Birmingham.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
17 June 2026
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Courts are also deciding lawsuits over whether workers were illegally fired in retaliation for doing their jobs under previous administrations.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Much of his business relies on workers from India, which is home to 73% of H-1B visa holders, according to 2023 numbers from the Pew Research Center.—
Shanelle Kaul,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Bunch of virtue signaling clowns!—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The tumbles and trust falls might start to scare you, but this is hardly these clowns’ first rodeo.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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Windham’s mother said her son’s death upended their lives and left the family devastated, according to the District Attorney’s Office.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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But far more lives have probably been saved by basic hygiene and clean water that prevent them in the first place.—
Michael J. Coren,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
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“Slobs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slobs. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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