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zhlub — n American an alternative form of slob … Contemporary slang
zhlob — /zhlawb, zhlub/, n. Slang. a clumsy, stupid person. Also, zhlub, schlub. [ < Yiddish zhlob, zhlub yokel, boor < Pol zlób (gen. zloba) blockhead, lit., trough, manger, c. Czech zlab, Russ zhëlob gutter, channel] * * * … Universalium
zhlob — /zhlawb, zhlub/, n. Slang. a clumsy, stupid person. Also, zhlub, schlub. [ < Yiddish zhlob, zhlub yokel, boor < Pol zlób (gen. zloba) blockhead, lit., trough, manger, c. Czech zlab, Russ zhëlob gutter, channel] … Useful english dictionary
schlub — AND zhlub [Jlab OR 3lab] n. a dull, unpolished person, usually a male. (Yiddish.) □ I spent the whole evening listening to that schlub from New Hampshire. □ Hank’s no zhlub. He’s just eccentric … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
schlub — also shlub noun Etymology: Yiddish zhlob, zhlub yokel, boor Date: 1950 slang a stupid, worthless, or unattractive person … New Collegiate Dictionary
жлоб — сущ. Первоначально это выражение было синонимом термина «работяга». «Жлоб» искажённое английское слово «job», в переводе работа. Во времена строительства Одесского порта лучшими специалистами в этой отрасли народного хозяйства считались подданные … Универсальный дополнительный практический толковый словарь И. Мостицкого
slob — n a coarse, slovenly and/or lazy individual. This word had existed for many years in Anglo Irish speech where it denoted a fat, slow child (probably from slab, Irish Gaelic for mud). Coincidentally a simi lar word, apparently of Slavonic origin… … Contemporary slang
shlub — ˈshləb noun ( s) Etymology: Yiddish zhlob, zhlub yokel, boor, from Polish żlób blockhead, literally, crib, trough; akin to Serbo Croatian žlijeb gutter, trough, Russian zhëlob : schlemiel a sleazy, sad shlub … Useful english dictionary
