What makes a guy a scrub

Always talking about what he wants and Just sits on his broke ass. I don't want no scub , a Scrub is a guy that can get no love from me. Sitting on the passengers side of his best friends ride trying to holler at me.

A guy who mooches off of everyone else and has nothing going for him in life. Probably still lives with his mama , doesn't have a car, a job , or a plan. Mmhmm Gurl, I had some scrub try to holler at me from his friend's car yesterday. A scrub is a more derogatory form of the slang "noob", "nub" etc.

Whilst a noob is generally considered one who is new to the game, and as a result not proficient , a scrub need not necessarily be new. It may imply that the person accused is forever a noob, regardless of how much they may practice. In the army, the idiots and weaklings are the ones who take care of the dishes.

They are the scrubs. I don't know about the first usage, but "No Scrubs" was not an isolated usage. Think of "scrubbing a rocket launch" — a "scrub" is someone who never made it off the launch pad. Show 1 more comment. Active Oldest Votes. A member of the second team [The s and s:] scrub A younger person, perhaps a freshman [Hiphop era s and beyond :] scrub Someone with no talent.

Improve this answer. Community Bot 1. Sven Yargs Sven Yargs k 30 30 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. You are being pedantic here. The example continues, " It is also arguable from the rest of song that TLC's use of the word is closer to "a contemptible person. Add a comment. The Oxford English Dictionary has a few relevant definitions: "A mean insignificant fellow", dated to "A hard-worked servant", dated to "A player belonging to a weaker team", dated to Nate Eldredge Nate Eldredge 4, 21 21 silver badges 34 34 bronze badges.

Etymonline doesn't have a reference for scrubber , that would be nice to know as well. Vilmar 3, 3 3 gold badges 23 23 silver badges 35 35 bronze badges. Frank Frank 4, 1 1 gold badge 17 17 silver badges 31 31 bronze badges. Well this is a nice answer, but I'm not sure I agree with your interpretation of that second sentence having the right meaning. Excerpt from the song: "A scrub is a guy who thinks he's fly, and is also known as a buster. Always talkin' about what wants, and just sits on his broke ass".

Maybe we can't get too serious here, but I think the meaning includes some kind of false presentation, and not just a man without wealth which your etymonline reference clearly includes. Frontpage Headline. Local News. Navigating open enrollment Where should you begin? All Community Voices. Community Voices. All Photos Video. Cathedral football player motivated by loss off the field Sterling Smith - November 5, Top Stories. May 7, More by this author.

He has no means of transportation. He has several children with several women. He hollers broke but frequents the booty club. He hollers broke in designer fabrics. He hollers broke, again. Upcoming Online Townhalls. Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper.