sleazeball
6
8.2
- 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
162
9.5
A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly
146
3.9
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
101
2.6
A person who breaks the rules or lies to get an advantage
63
7.7
A person who is dishonest or breaks the law
50
2.6
A person who acts dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage
47
6.5
A person who behaves dishonestly and hurts others by lying or stealing
35
8.2
An unpleasant person who lies or treats others badly
15
7.5
A cruel person who treats others badly
14
9.9
A person, often a lawyer or politician, who acts dishonestly to get what they want
10
8.2
A person who is dishonest and treats others badly
9
8.2
A person who lies and cannot be trusted
1
9.2
An insulting word for a person who is dishonest or behaves badly
1
8.7
A person who is very unpleasant and treats others badly
1
8.6
A person who cheats others to get small amounts of money
1
9.9
A person who often breaks rules and ignores advice
1
9.9
A person who lies or cheats and treats others badly
1
9.9
A person who cheats others to get money or things
A person who tricks others to take their money
Antonyms
How Sleazy
- Offensive
6
8.2
- Offensive
146
3.9
- Offensive
47
6.5
1
4.5
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.