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 →

2) (UK informal) To slob out or slob about means to relax lazily, doing nothing much. tree →

3) A slob can also mean soft, wet mud, especially at the edge of a river or the sea. tree →

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 →
• Stop being a slob and make your bed. tree →
• On Sunday we just slobbed out in front of the telly. (UK) tree →
• The cartoon slob never washed his dishes. tree →
• I felt like a slob after lying in bed all morning. tree →
• Don't call people slobs, it is unkind. tree →
• Dad slobbed about in his pyjamas all day. tree →
• "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 →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «slob» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.