SOBs
Contemptible lowlife types
SOBs is the plural of SOB, an abbreviation for son of a bitch.
It functions as a general-purpose insult or, depending on tone, rough affection among men: Those SOBs never paid me back, You crazy SOBs actually pulled it off.
The abbreviation softens the phrase slightly, making it acceptable where the full version might not be.
Those born illegitimately
- jerksSharp sudden pulls
- scoundrelsDishonest, unprincipled people
- villainsEvil characters in narratives
- roguesDishonest or deviant individuals
creeps · lowlifes · wretches · rascals · cads · heels · louses · rats
Shedding tears audibly
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
- snifflingRepeated nasal inhalation
whimpering · bawling · heaving · hiccupping · gasping · shuddering · trembling · grief
bastards
Those born illegitimately
- jerksSharp sudden pulls
- scoundrelsDishonest, unprincipled people
- villainsEvil characters in narratives
rogues · creeps · lowlifes · wretches · rascals · cads · heels · louses · rats · snakes
weeping
Shedding tears audibly
- tearsViolent pulls apart
- wailingProlonged mournful crying
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
sniffling · whimpering · bawling · heaving · hiccupping · gasping · shuddering · trembling · grief · mourning
SOBssaints
Canonized religious figures
angels · mensch · good eggs · salt of the earth · sweethearts
SOBsdo-gooders
People who help others ostentatiously
humanitarians · givers · helpers · philanthropists · sweethearts
- sob storyPitiful excuse for sympathy
- sob storiesAccounts meant to elicit pity
- sob uncontrollably
- sob sisterWriter of emotional appeals