Shlub

Pronunciation : SHLUB
Definition: a stupid, worthless, or unattractive person.
Example Sentence: I didn’t get the Daily Yiddish out yesterday; I’m a shlub.

A Little History:

It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem, it’s mir. I apologize for yesterday, my dear, dear followers. You are more important to me than anything, but sadly, some less important things took importance and I had to celebrate my father’s birthday. My utter disappointment with myself resulted in today’s word choice.

This word today actually comes with a warning from Google: “WARNING!” it says, “Derogatory.” So, natrually, I would use it to describe myself. A shlub can take many forms. It sounds a lot like slob, which a shlub might be. Maybe your boyfriend never cleans up his underwear off the floor and never puts it in the hamper… what a shlub. But it can also have a harsher meaning, meant to really tear someone down. I think it’s interesting how fun words like this are to use and how seldom we actually think of what it means to call someone worthless. I’ll call myself a shlub all day, but I’d hesitate to say that about someone else (unless I’m on the NJ Turnpike). What does that say about me? Maybe someone else will say it about a stranger but not their partner who leaves underwear on the floor. What does that say about them? When do our words have power and when are they fun? I have no answers, only questions, but I think about them a lot.

All this to say, be gentle with yourself and other people. We might all be stupid, but no one is worthless… except for me when I don’t send out the Daily Yiddish; then I’m a shlub for sure. See you tomorrow!