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English word origin

Etymology of slob

From Irish slaba. Compare slobber, which is of Germanic origin.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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verb

To move slowly or cumbersomely. · To act like a slob, in a lazy or slovenly way. · To slop or spatter. · To drool or slobber; to talk while slobbering.

noun

A lazy and slovenly or obese person. · A member of the Bloods.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Irish slaba. Compare slobber, which is of Germanic origin.

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  • Derivation mentionslabaga

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