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sleaze
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sleaze
(noun)
sleaze
/
ˈ
sliːz/
noun
plural
sleazes
sleaze
/
ˈ
sliːz/
noun
plural
sleazes
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLEAZE
1
[
noncount
]
somewhat informal
:
behavior that is dishonest or immoral
political
sleaze
and corruption
The newspaper editorial addresses the
sleaze factor
[=
dishonesty
] in political campaigns.
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US, informal
:
a dishonest or immoral person
He's a real
sleaze
.
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