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sleaze

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noun Slang.
1.
a contemptible or vulgar person.
2.
a shabby or slovenly person.
3.
a sleazy quality, character, or atmosphere; shoddiness; vulgarity.
4.
sleazy behavior, content, appearance, or the like.
Origin:
1950–55; back formation from sleazy
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sleaze (sliːz)
 
—n
1.  sleaziness
2.  dishonest, disreputable, or immoral behaviour, especially of public officials or employees: political sleaze

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sleaze definition

[sliz]
and sleez
  1. n.
    a low and despicable person. : You'd expect to find a sleaze like that in a sleazoid joint like this.
  2. n.
    any junk. : I won't sell sleez like that! I won't even have it in my store.
  3. in.
    to act low; to be sexually promiscuous. : She looks like the type who will sleaze and lie to get her own way.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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