Etymology

slob

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Today it means: A lazy and slovenly or obese person. Full definition →

Irish slaba
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  1. Irish · derived fromslaba
  2. English todayslob

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.