Meaning of schlubby | Babel Free

Definitions

Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.

Jewish, New-York-City, informal, slang

Examples

“It's a wasted review⟳ copy⟳, sending “schlubby” nonfiction to Eliot Fremont-Smith at New York magazine or a book by William Buckley to Rolling Stone […]”

“Except for Barry Diller eating steak and Diane Von Furstenberg picking at his frites, the room at the top is still empty at 9:30 p.m. On the ground floor, the chic and the schlubby are slowly rendering the bar invisible.”

“In fact, the Internet, for political if not commercial causes, turns out to be a way to efficiently reach⟳ people whose very engagement (even overengagement) separates them most from ordinary zhlubby citizens.”

“[P]ut on your schlubbiest clothes, dab on some pimple cream, and go to the grocery store. […] Don't start⟳ your days in the hole. Besides, you never know⟳ when the new Mr. Right will come⟳ along. …”

“Just thinking about ballet makes most people feel⟳ schlubbier and more sluglike when they shuffle out of their bedrooms in the morning or slide⟳ under the barstool at night.”

“Although [Seth] Rogen had his artistic breakthrough with “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” two years ago, he achieved mass appeal this year as a funny, lovable, shlubby every-guy who won the beautiful blonde.”

“Apple’s ads promote⟳ what you can do with an iPhone or iPod, or show⟳ the comedian John Hodgman as a schlubby PC guy being outfoxed by the actor Justin Long as hip Mac guy.”

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