1
: sleazy quality, appearance, or behavior
also
: sleazy material
2
: a sleazy person
Synonyms
Examples of sleaze in a Sentence
some sleaze will try to make a buck off of this tragedy
a real sleaze who is constantly mooching off friends, and friends of friends
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The movie’s tremendously powered big bad, Cassandra Nova, is played by a bald-headed Emma Corrin, though the real big bad is a corporate sleaze (Matthew Macfadyen) obsessed with ruthless efficiency and streamlining.
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Also, Kevin Bacon, who plays the villain (and bigshot on the police force) is clearly having a great time going full throttle on the sleaze.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 July 2024
The plot’s political objectives and Firtash’s apparent involvement elevates this sordid tale from the level of ordinary sleaze to that of strategic corruption.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Labour will be keen to define the election as a referendum on 14 years of Conservative rule, seizing on public fatigue with a party that has produced five prime ministers in that span and overseen Brexit, a stuttering economy and a series of sleaze scandals.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 23 May 2024
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Also, Kevin Bacon, who plays the villain (and bigshot on the police force) is clearly having a great time going full throttle on the sleaze.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 July 2024
The plot’s political objectives and Firtash’s apparent involvement elevates this sordid tale from the level of ordinary sleaze to that of strategic corruption.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020
Labour will be keen to define the election as a referendum on 14 years of Conservative rule, seizing on public fatigue with a party that has produced five prime ministers in that span and overseen Brexit, a stuttering economy and a series of sleaze scandals.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 23 May 2024
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“Sleaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleaze. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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