sleazeball
- noun
- /ˈsliːzˌbɔːl/
- Offensive
- I'll just have to find another sleazeball.
- a real sleazeball
Examples
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An all-around sleazeball.
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Well, the problem is, you turned out to be a cheap, hypocritical sleazeball.
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At least you might actually know the sleazeball running for office and vote against him or her.
Blog text (27) -
I'm never working for that sleazeball again!
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This guy, your man, Carl, sounds like a real sleazeball if you ask me.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the former, the pro was a sleazeball who probably deserves to be put out of business.
Blog text (29) -
I trusted a sleazeball like Sam Stone... with our life savings on a handshake deal, and then sat there and watched him take it all away from us.
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He was a sleazeball.
Fiction book (1991) -
We passed two geezers complaining about losing at Santa Anita, and a decked-out blonde with some sleazeball type talking real estate deals.
Fiction book (1994) -
Many voters are concerned that the sleazeball running for city council has a history of corruption.
Synonyms
A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
A person who breaks the rules or lies to get an advantage
A person who is dishonest or breaks the law
A person who acts dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage
A person who behaves dishonestly and hurts others by lying or stealing
An unpleasant person who lies or treats others badly
A person, often a lawyer or politician, who acts dishonestly to get what they want
A person who lies and cannot be trusted
A cruel person who treats others badly
A person who is dishonest and treats others badly
A person who cheats others to get money or things
A person who lies or cheats and treats others badly
An insulting word for a person who is dishonest or behaves badly
A person who often breaks rules and ignores advice
A person who is very unpleasant and treats others badly
A person who tricks others to take their money
A person who cheats others to get small amounts of money
Antonyms
How Sleazy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sleazeball combines sleaze, meaning 'dirty or immoral behavior', with the blunt ending ball, like in the rude word 'dirtbag', to make a strong insult. So a sleazeball is someone who behaves dishonestly or is generally unpleasant.