schlubby

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈʃlʌbi/    美 /ˈʃlʌbi/|/ˈʃlə-/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt. Jewish,New-York-City,informal,slang
    — 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 […]

词形变化

schlubbier comparative more schlubby comparative schlubbiest superlative most schlubby superlative shlubby alternative zhlubby alternative

词源

From schlub + -y; schlub is derived from Yiddish זשלאָב (zhlob), perhaps from Polish żłób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”).
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