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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that guy's a real slime, so avoid him at all costs
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Recent Examples of slime
Slugs produce slime and use it to move.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Zaber recommends keeping an eye out for trails of slime and holes chewed through leaves as telltale signs of these bugs.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
The inspector noticed an expired permit on the wall, a slime coating on the ice chute of the ice machine and disposable cups stored on the floor.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Occasionally, another animal, such as a raccoon or dog, or a person, will accidentally eat an infected animal, or the slime of one, and contract the disease.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Zaber recommends keeping an eye out for trails of slime and holes chewed through leaves as telltale signs of these bugs.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
The inspector noticed an expired permit on the wall, a slime coating on the ice chute of the ice machine and disposable cups stored on the floor.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
Occasionally, another animal, such as a raccoon or dog, or a person, will accidentally eat an infected animal, or the slime of one, and contract the disease.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slime
Noun
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There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday, crews will check on Indian Creek Trail and any mud deposits — which can be very slippery for equipment to drive on.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dahm has a good idea of what’s going wrong, with boost creep from the internal wastegate causing sudden spikes up to 22 psi that appear to be blowing fuel into the oil catch can.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
30 Apr. 2026
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The tiny silver-green leaves form an incredibly low, dense mat that creeps along the ground.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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However, conventional anaerobic digestion remains relatively inefficient, with the process typically converting less than 40% of the sludge's carbon into usable gas.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
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The complaint alleged stain-resistant chemicals used by carpet mills in Calhoun had contaminated the sludge, which in turn polluted the water.—
DYLAN JACKSON,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Even a rival gave kudos — kind of — to the clown.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Thor is now a circus clown — not even a funny one at that — relegated to being the butt of Star-Lord's unfunny jokes and the least-serious Avenger.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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You are being spied on by a pervert.—
Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Emerson had a 290 in the clean-and-jerk and 235 in the snatch (525 total) in the 154-pound weight class.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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McKenzie was even more ahead of the pack in the Traditional style, which couples each lifter’s best bench press with their clean-and-jerk mark.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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After spending a decade and a half in the brains of a meth kingpin and a slimeball attorney, Gilligan wanted his next protagonist to be a force for good.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Now, these slimeballs no longer pose a threat to public safety.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
18 July 2025
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In real life, once the cameras stop rolling, Wallace and McGarry have bonded over their dog named Darla, who made her online debut in March 2024.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Landowski only began competing Neo in agility competitions last year, and the training involved coaching with a dog trainer in Hudson Oaks and years of hogging the family computer to watch dog agility competition videos, her mother, Rhian said.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Slime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slime. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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