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sleaze

[ sleez ]

/ sliz /

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noun Slang.

a contemptible or vulgar person.

a shabby or slovenly person.

a sleazy quality, character, or atmosphere; shoddiness; vulgarity.

sleazy behavior, content, appearance, or the like.

Origin of sleaze

First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from sleazy

Words nearby sleaze

slcm, sld, sld., sle, sleave, sleaze, sleaze factor, sleazebag, sleazeball, sleazy, sled

Example sentences from the Web for sleaze

Yet for a vivid decade or so, sleaze was, somewhat paradoxically, a force for literacy and empowerment.

How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature |Wendy Smith |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
For most voters, internal party cohesion hardly seemed to be the most pressing issue amid a slew of sleaze allegations.

A Sleaze Civil War Engulfs Britain’s Liberal Democrats |Nico Hines |January 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But in the course of the campaign, Olmert the idealist would not be able to free himself from Olmert the sleaze.

The Man on a Mud-Stained Horse |Gershom Gorenberg |October 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
This tsunami of sleaze is being propelled by unprecedented advertising buys.

Romney Ramps Up Attack Ads Against Gingrich to Unprecedented Levels |John Avlon |January 31, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

He need spend no time dialing for dollars with all the sleaze and risk involved.

Nader: Bloomberg Could Win |Ralph Nader |December 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for sleaze

sleaze

/ (sliːz) /

noun informal

sleaziness

dishonest, disreputable, or immoral behaviour, especially of public officials or employees political sleaze