schlubs
Awkward, unkempt types
Schlubs are ordinary, unremarkable people—especially ones perceived as awkward, unfashionable, or slightly slovenly.
The word carries affectionate condescension: Just a bunch of schlubs watching the game.
From Yiddish, it suggests someone lacking polish or ambition, the opposite of someone impressive or put-together.
The singular is schlub.
Untidy in appearance
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
- frumpyDrab and unstylish
- slobbishMessy and lazy
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
sloppy · shabby · rumpled · dowdy · bedraggled · grubby · schlumpy · slob
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- nobodyInconsequential person
- schmoPitiable, foolish nobody
- everymanOrdinary representative person
nebbish · nonentity · mediocrity · plain · unexceptional · forgettable · nondescript · insignificant
Clumsily incompetent
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- klutzyLacking physical coordination
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
oafish · fumbling · maladroit · ham-handed · clueless · hapless · lunkhead · blundering
disheveled
Untidy in appearance
scruffy · sloppy · shabby · rumpled · dowdy · bedraggled · grubby · schlumpy · slob · raggedy
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- nobodyInconsequential person
- schmoPitiable, foolish nobody
everyman · nebbish · nonentity · mediocrity · plain · unexceptional · forgettable · nondescript · insignificant · loser
bumbling
Clumsily incompetent
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- klutzyLacking physical coordination
clumsy · oafish · fumbling · maladroit · ham-handed · clueless · hapless · lunkhead · blundering · schlemiel
schlubssophisticates
Worldly, cultured individuals
bon vivants · men of the world · man of the world · bon vivant · smooth operators
schlubsbig shots
Influential, powerful people
movers and shakers · high achievers · go-getters · VIPs · moguls
schlubshunks
Big shapeless pieces
Adonises · heartthrobs · studs · pretty boys · fashion plates