Ray Guy

Newfoundlanders, what are we? We're slobbering idiots, slack-jawed simpletons, rustic fish billies living in Dogpatch-on-the-rocks, lower than lower Slobovians, the laughing stock and 'white trash' of Canada.

American Athlete

Embeth Davidtz

The smartest people I know have that extra edge. The risk is always there that you'll look terribly undignified and slobbering, and inside I cringe about that, but I should be more aggressive.

American Actress

Arthur Smith

A female friend who caught me watching Fashion TV reckons its audience is largely made up of slobbering men who are just taking a break from the appalling Men & Motors channel. I don't agree.

English Comedian

Iyanla Vanzant

Everybody's got a 'thing.' Some 'things' are nice and quiet. Some 'things' have fangs and claws. Some 'things' stink and have slobber everywhere.

American Author

Often used to describe how pets react around food or affectionate interaction.

Animals' behavior

Use 'salivate' in more formal or scientific contexts instead of 'slobber'.

Not for formal use

'Slobber' suggests messiness or lack of control, often seen as negative.

Negative Connotation

Usually describing children or animals, implying innocence or lack of self-awareness.

Associated with carefree

Used to vividly describe a scene involving saliva, often to elicit humor or disgust.

Descriptive Imagery

Indicates an overwhelming, often undignified level of enthusiasm or adoration.

Emotional Intensity

Suggests someone is overreacting or being overly emotional, sometimes not genuinely.

Possible Exaggeration

Appropriate in informal conversations among friends but not in formal settings.

Informal and Colloquial

 The malaria parasite, on the other hand, blocks an enzyme that helps the mosquitoes feed, forcing them to bite over and over and over again. The rabies virus may cause that snarling, slobbering behavior by putting the immune system into overdrive. But whatever the method, when you think about how effectively