schlub

Meaning

A person who is clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward, or unattractive or unkempt.

Translations

plouc

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃlʌb/

Etymology

Cognate with Russian: жлоб

In summary

From Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), perhaps from Polish żłób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”). Compare Russian жлоб (žlob). While the word is superficially similar in both meaning and sound to the common English term slob, the two words are not believed to be etymologically related.