slob

Anglais

Étymologie

Du gaélique irlandais slaba.

Nom commun

Singulier	Pluriel
slob \slɒb\	slobs \slɒbz\

slob \slɒb\

1. (Familier) (Péjoratif) Lambin, flemmard.
2. (Familier) (Péjoratif) Souillon ; personne malpropre.
3. (Familier) (Péjoratif) Plouc, rustaud.
   • The trousers had creases inside the knees, as though the man had been sitting up all night. Had he merely been a slob? That didn’t seem likely. The shoes he’d left by the opening were quite shiny. Probably up all night, Kelly judged after a few seconds’ reflection. — (Tom Clancy, Without Remorse, 1993.)

     La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. (Ajouter)

Synonymes

Lambin, flemmard. (1)

• idler
• loafer
• lounger
• slacker

Souillon. (2)

• pig
• slattern
• sloven
• slut

Plouc, rustaud. (3)

• bumpkin
• rustic
• villain
• yokel

Prononciation

• Royaume-Uni (Sud de l'Angleterre) : écouter « slob [Prononciation ?] »

Anagrammes

• lobs