English Explanatory Dictionary

sleaze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Low moral standards.
  2. A person of low moral standards.
  3. A man who is sexually aggressive or forward with women to the point of causing disgust.
  4. Sleazy material or publications.
verb
  1. To act or progress in a sleazy manner.
  2. To slander.

Pronunciation

/sliːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sleaze.wav

Word forms

sleaze sleazes sleazing sleazed

Etymology

Back-formation from sleazy, originally used to describe the thinness and low quality of cloth.

Derived words

mainsleaze sleazebag sleazeball sleazebucket sleazecore sleaze factor sleazehole sleaze-merchant sleazemonger sleaze-ridden sleazewad sleazo sleazoid sleazy
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