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schlub

or shlub

[ shluhb ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a clumsy, stupid person.


schlub

/ ʃlʌb /

noun

  1. slang.
    a coarse or contemptible person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of schlub1

First recorded in 1950–55; from Yiddish zhlob, zhlub “yokel, boor,” from Polish żłób “blockhead” literally, “trough, manger”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of schlub1

Yiddish, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

Redfield’s Peter is a blue-collar schlub fighting suicidal despair.

“Somewhere in Queens” is a dramedy about a working-class Italian American family starring Romano as Leo, a well-intentioned schlub who works in construction with his brother and father, though they constantly remind him of his shortcomings.

As Knight, Affleck takes on the erudite weirdo role opposite Damon’s earnest schlub, much like in the last movie they made together, the underrated medieval epic “The Last Duel,” another meta text that used a period setting to comment on contemporary issues.

"It follows a plot that southern Indian filmmakers have loved for decades: an ambitious city girl moves to a scenic village where she gets taken down a peg by the locals and finds love with a schlub."

From BBC

Sure, he was recognized by another schlub who used to live in Albuquerque.

From Salon

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