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slime
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
slime
(noun)
slime
/
ˈ
slaɪm/
noun
plural
slimes
slime
/
ˈ
slaɪm/
noun
plural
slimes
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLIME
1
[
noncount
]
:
a thick, slippery liquid
Green
slime
covers the surface of the pond.
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2
US, informal
:
a very bad, unpleasant, or dishonest person
[
noncount
]
That guy's
slime
.
She thinks men are
slime
.
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count
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—
usually singular
That guy's a real
slime
.
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