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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Today's word #161130 07/20/2006 3:23 PM Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1 bessybear stranger bessybear stranger Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1 Is our word slob derived from this ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Today's word #161131 07/20/2006 4:19 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA slob ...[fr Anglo-Irish, used affectionately...]--H-C Dict of AM. Slang dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Today's word #161132 07/20/2006 10:39 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Hi bessybear,welcome aboard. Funny, I've never thought of slob being a term of affection. Edit: PS Check out, if you haven't already, BranShea's post under Yenta in Weekly Themes. Last edited by Zed; 07/20/2006 10:53 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,449 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,261 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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