slime

noun \ ˈslīm \

|Updated on: 17 Jul 2018

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Definition of slime

1 : soft moist earth or clay; especially : viscous mud

2 : a viscous, glutinous, or gelatinous substance: such as

a : a mucous or mucoid secretion of various animals (such as slugs and catfishes)

b : a product of wet crushing consisting of ore ground so fine as to pass a 200-mesh screen

3 US, informal : a morally repulsive or odious person

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Examples of slime in a Sentence

Green slime covers the surface of the pond.
She thinks men are slime.

Recent Examples of slime from the Web

Rinse fur thoroughly with fresh water to remove salt, sand and slime from his coat.

— kim campbell thornton, sacbee, "Hiking or camping with your dogs? How to keep them safe," 11 July 2018
Residents and business owners fear the thick, toxic slime could strand their boats in marinas during peak tourism months.

— jennifer kay, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Blue-green algae, red tide soil beaches, threaten Florida tourism," 10 July 2018
The effect is a slippery, slimy algae-esque experience of gross textures, with unsettlingly soft chunks of slime floating around.

— rachel nussbaum, Glamour, "I Polluted My Bathtub for the Sea Turtles With the Help of Lush's Bath Bomb," 30 June 2018
In response, the Outline has probed whether harvesting the slime is ethical.

— aubrey nagle, Philly.com, "Guilty plea in grisly Bucks murders, botched repairs endanger Philly schools | Morning Newsletter," 17 May 2018
Come for the music, stay for the slime — of which there will be plenty, according to the release.

— adam lukach, RedEye Chicago, "Nickelodeon SlimeFest coming to Northerly Island this summer with Zedd, Liam Payne and Flo Rida," 9 Mar. 2018
But this slightly gross disk of slime is also a wonderfully magical mass of bacteria and yeast that turns plain old tea and sugar into a fizzy, fermented sip of awesomeness loaded with antioxidants, B vitamins, and probiotics.

— allison young, Good Housekeeping, "How To Finally Learn To Make Your Own Delicious Kombucha," 16 Jan. 2018
Along with tons of people playing Pokemon Go, people were making tons of slime, using a lot of Snapchat filters, and entering the Powerball a lot.

— noelle devoe, Seventeen, "The Most Googled Question of the Year Proves at Least One Good Thing Came Out of 2016," 16 Dec. 2016
Lake Okeechobee, Florida's liquid heart, is once again exploding with a massive algae bloom, a deepening crisis that threatens to slime both coasts in what has become a recurring summer nightmare.

— jenny staletovich, miamiherald, "Massive and toxic algae bloom threatens Florida coasts with another lost summer," 29 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of slime

Middle English, from Old English slīm; akin to Middle High German slīm slime, Latin limus mud — more at lime

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First Known Use: before 12th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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slime Synonyms

Synonyms

guck (or gook), mire, muck, mud, ooze, slop, sludge, slush;

Related Words

gumbo, silt;

clay, dirt, gravel, humus, loam, sand, soil;

slime

verb

Definition of slime

slimed; sliming

transitive verb

1 : to smear or cover with slime

2 : to remove slime from (something, such as fish for canning)

intransitive verb

: to become slimy

Recent Examples of slime from the Web

All over Africa, anyone is free to slime the opposition.

— The Economist, "How African governments try to control what is said online," 19 Apr. 2018
The media has been in training—and often paid—to slime me and to slander me for years.

— belinda luscombe, Time, "Rose McGowan on Her 'Brave' New Book and Surviving the 'Cult of Hollywood'," 1 Feb. 2018

First Known Use of slime

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SLIME Defined for English Language Learners

slime

noun

Definition of slime for English Language Learners

: a thick, slippery liquid
: a very bad, unpleasant, or dishonest person

SLIME Defined for Kids

slime

noun \ ˈslīm \

Definition of slime for Students

1 : soft slippery mud

2 : a soft slippery material (as on the skin of a slug or catfish)

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