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schlubbiness

schlubbiness noun: the quality of being schlubby.

Noun

schlubbiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being schlubby.
    • With Chevy Chase, whose caricature of suburban schlubbiness is starting to look like less of a caricature, plus Beverly D’Angelo and Dana Hill.1985 August 20, “Film strips”, in Owen Gleiberman, compiler, The Boston Phoenix, page 42
    • With a special talent for mad, flashing stares, blistering riffs of profanity and scatological schlubbiness, [Jack] Black has for years been the go-to guy for anyone casting the role of an unhinged co-worker or a bong-toting roommate.2003 September 28, Josh Rottenberg, “Jack Out Of The Box”, in The New York Times Magazine, page 38

Origin of schlubbiness

From schlubby + -ness.

Questions about schlubbiness

What does schlubbiness mean?
Schlubbiness means the quality of being schlubby.
What part of speech is schlubbiness?
Schlubbiness is a noun.

Words near schlubbiness in the dictionary

  1. Schlotz
  2. schls.
  3. schlub
  4. schlubbier
  5. schlubbiest
  6. schlubbiness
  7. schlubby
  8. schlubs
  9. Schlueter
  10. Schlueters
  11. schlumbergera

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