sleazebags

noun

plural of sleazebag, slang
1
as in perverts
a person of low moral character the whole town is aware of the dishonest way those sleazebags run their business

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2
as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others a Mardi Gras celebration that was spoiled by a bunch of drunken sleazebags

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Recent Examples of sleazebags These Country hating sleazebags should pay a big price for the damage done. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleazebags
  1. perverts
  2. jerks
  3. creeps
  4. clowns
  5. dogs
  6. skunks
Noun
  • This blatant expression of fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • These wearables are now a favorite tool among pickup artist content creators, perverts, and pranksters.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of perverts
Noun
  • That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.
    — William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026
Definition of jerks
Noun
  • Edging When lawn grass creeps into flower beds, a deep, crisp edge helps, according to Ulanoski.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Cristobal wants to make sure none of that outside noise creeps in as Miami navigates through its campaign.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Definition of creeps
Noun
  • One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of clowns
Noun
  • The dogs played such a significant role in the King and Camilla’s lives that the latter had a sketch of her dogs embroidered on her coronation dress along with the names of her children and grandchildren.
    — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Why would a langur stroke a squirrel, or macaques groom stray dogs?
    — Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of dogs
Noun
  • Although there are various ways to deal with skunks, one common product people often turn to is Pine-Sol.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Rabies is more common in bats and skunks, who occasionally transfer the deadly infection to pets.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of skunks

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