noun
sleaze
sleez
noun
1
Dishonest or immoral behavior, especially involving corruption or inappropriate sexual conduct.
"The scandal exposed years of political sleaze."
2
A person of low moral character.
"Everyone at the office knew he was a sleaze."
How to Use Sleaze
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCorrupt, sordid, or morally low behavior — or a person who behaves that way.
Common pairings
political sleaze
reek of sleaze
Word Forms
sleazed past tense, sleazes plural, sleazes singular
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Etymology
A back-formation from sleazy, which originally described thin, low-quality cloth.