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sleazebag

sleazebag

9 8.2
A person who is dishonest and treats others badly
  • noun
  • /ˈsliːzˌbæɡ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : sinvergüenza
  • Everyone knows he's a sleazebag who only cares about making money.
  • a sleazebag I know

Examples

  • We've been investigating you, sleazebag.

  • Are you some kind of sleazebag?

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Well, just what I expected from a sleazebag like that.

  • What, and wind up sitting next to some sleazebag?

  • I know you think l'm a sleazebag, right?

  • Anyway, I'm not about to follow that sleazebag's suggestions.

  • The D.A.'S been after that sleazebag, Farley, for years.

  • And tell that sleazebag negotiator to call me when you've got the money.

  • Meanwhile, these sleazebag elected officials who bought their jobs would never be able to get through all the hoops of actually getting hired for a civil service job.

    Blog text (5)
  • Guess who just wrote roughly fourteen paragraphs on Byron's Facebook page... about what a worthless sleazebag he is.

Synonyms

scum
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
182 8.1

A person who is seen as evil or dishonest

targets moral badness and dishonest behaviour specifically
scumbag
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
168 9.5

A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly

focuses more on dishonesty and moral wrongness than mere contempt
cheater
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
112 2.6

A person who breaks the rules or lies to get an advantage

is broader, covering general immorality beyond rule-breaking
lowlife
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
71 7.7

A person who is dishonest or breaks the law

covers immoral or unpleasant traits even without criminal implication
douchebag
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
64 9.9

A rude or selfish person, used as an offensive insult

targets moral wrongness and dishonesty more than rudeness alone
scoundrel
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
51 6.5

A person who behaves dishonestly and hurts others by lying or stealing

is more informal and insulting rather than just a moral label
dirtbag
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
40 8.2

An unpleasant person who lies or treats others badly

adds a sense of active dishonesty or immorality rather than just low status
scammer
vssleazebag
  • NSFW
20 4.0

A person who tricks others to take their money or things

is wider, covering immorality beyond financial deception
crumb
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
20 9.2

A person who is mean and cannot be trusted

adds emphasis on dishonest or immoral behavior rather than general dislike
shyster
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
14 9.9

A person, often a lawyer or politician, who acts dishonestly to get what they want

is general dishonesty not tied to professional contexts
slimeball
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
11 8.2

A person who lies and cannot be trusted

is a general moral judgment without strong emotional tone
wretch
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
11 7.5

A cruel person who treats others badly

is less formal and used mainly as a blunt insult
stinker
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
10 7.2

A person who is mean or dishonest

places stronger weight on immoral or dishonest actions
scum of the earth
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
9 8.7

A cruel, dishonest person that many people hate

is similar but used more generally for immoral or unpleasant people
sleazeball
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
7 8.2

A person who is dishonest and treats others badly

is the same meaning presented with the alternate spelling
scum bag
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
1 8.9

A very bad person who treats other people cruelly

adds the sense of deliberate dishonesty or immoral behaviour
crumbum
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A rude, selfish person who does not help others

targets intentional dishonesty and immorality rather than worth alone
scummer
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who lies or cheats and treats others badly

is broader, including immorality that may not be openly insulting
crapola
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A rude word for a person who lies or cheats

focuses more on immoral and dishonest character than mere worthlessness
trashman
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
1 9.2

An insulting word for a person who is dishonest or behaves badly

is focused on character immorality and personal unpleasantness
disreputable person
vssleazebag
1 5.6

A person who other people do not respect because they behave badly

is more about being actively dishonest and morally wrong
bastardly gullion
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
9.9

A mean, dishonest person who takes more than they should

is general immoral or unpleasant behavior not only greed
total shitbucket
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude word for a person who is dishonest, cruel, or very mean

is a general term for dishonesty or unpleasant moral conduct
total fuckbag
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude word for a person who treats others badly

is broader and less focused on extreme vulgarity
douche bag
vssleazebag
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude selfish person who treats others badly

focuses on dishonest and immoral conduct rather than mere selfishness

Antonyms

1.0

Truthful and fair, not cheating or lying

How Sleazy

sleazebag
  • Offensive
9 8.2
crook
  • Offensive
153 3.9
scoundrel
  • Offensive
51 6.5

Surface Forms

sleazebag singular
sleazebags plural

Morphology

sleazebag = sleaze + bag (semi-transparent) = sleaze + bag

The insult is compositionally built from 'sleaze' + 'bag', but 'bag' functions as an idiomatic pejorative element rather than a literal container, making the exact nuance partly idiomatic.

Etymology

Sleazebag is a slang insult made from sleaze 'dirty or immoral' plus bag 'a rude name for a person'. Think of someone 'full of' sleaze, so a sleazebag is a dishonest, unpleasant person.