Definition of SLOBBER

slobber

Plural: slobbers

Noun

  • saliva spilling from the mouth
  • Liquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
  • Muddy or marshy land; mire.
  • A jellyfish.

Verb

Verb Forms: slobbered, slobbering, slobbers

  • To let saliva drool from the mouth; to speak effusively.
  • let saliva drivel from the mouth
  • To allow saliva or liquid to run from one's mouth.
  • To kiss.
  • To fellate.

Examples

  • All babies slobber.
  • The thought of a triple-word score made him practically slobber with anticipation.
  • There was dried slobber on his coat lapel.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sloberen, borrowed from Middle Dutch slobberen (> Modern Dutch slobberen (“to slobber”)), related to West Frisian slobberje (“to slurp”), German Low German slubbern (“to slobber”). Doublet of slabber and slaver. Compare also German schlabbern (“to slobber”). Not related to English slob.

Scrabble Score: 11

slobber: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
slobber: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slobber: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

slobber: valid Words With Friends Word