sleazeball

noun

sleaze·​ball ˈslēz-ˌbȯl 

also ˈslāz-

slang

: a sleazy person

Synonyms of sleazeball

• pervert
• creep
• slimeball
• sleazebag

Examples of sleazeball in a Sentence

He is a lying sleazeball.

don't post your private info and revealing pics online—there are some real sleazeballs out there

Recent Examples on the Web

Her father has the motivation and sleazeball expertise to do the planting, but the negotiation brings a toxic presence back into her life. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026

His take on Cady turns Mitchum’s familiar, even seductive, sleazeball into an extravagant monster; the kind of bad dude whose mere presence sends you across the street, out of the bar, or into hiding. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 3 June 2026

This essential, sleazeball classic stars Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in the movie that catapulted her to the A-list. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026

Meanwhile, Odell and his potential heirs, callous Belinda (Téa Leoni) and sleazeball Shepard (scene-stealer Will Poulter), take the discovery of a new species to unethical extremes. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sleazeball

• aerosol
• alcohol
• arbitral
• basketball
• butanol
• cannonball
• carbinol
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol
• gossypol