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To: dennisw

Correct. It is a Yiddish word borrowed from Polish (although the Slavic Poles pronounce it more like “Bob.”).


93 posted on 06/13/2007 7:05:22 AM PDT by Clemenza (Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
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To: Clemenza

Props to you on correct pronunciation of schlub
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schlub
One entry found for schlub.

Main Entry: schlub
Variant(s): also shlub /’shl&b/
Function: noun
Etymology: Yiddish zhlob, zhlub yokel, boor
slang : a stupid, worthless, or unattractive person


99 posted on 06/13/2007 7:21:21 AM PDT by dennisw (The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction)
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