as in pervert
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
the evangelist was determined to win back the backsliders who had fallen away
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Noun
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026 -
You are being spied on by a pervert.—
Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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But while his recent albums with Tony Seltzer and Subjxct 5 resurfaced some of the dynamism brought by Sporting Life during his younger years as the fire-breathing degenerate who tied Ratking together, that energy takes a backseat here.—
Lei Takanashi,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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Now playback all the degenerate, violent entertainment Julianne has happily participated in throughout her career.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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“Backslider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backslider. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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