zhlob

[ zhlawb, zhluhb ]
/ ʒlɔb, ʒlʌb /

noun Slang.

a clumsy, stupid person.
Also zhlub, schlub, shlub.

Origin of zhlob

< Yiddish zhlob, zhlub yokel, boor < Polish żłób (genitive żłoba) blockhead, literally, trough, manger, cognate with Czech žlab, Russian zhëlob gutter, channel