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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that guy's a real slime, so avoid him at all costs
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Recent Examples of slime
The family wore coordinating ensembles, with the girls opting for black and white with high ponytails and dark shades and the boys in white and slime orange and accessorized with headbands.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Slugs produce slime and use it to move.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Occasionally, another animal, such as a raccoon or dog, or a person, will accidentally eat an infected animal, or the slime of one, and contract the disease.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Debuting in 2018, the streaming series follows an ordinary man reborn as a powerful slime in a fantastical world.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Slugs produce slime and use it to move.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Occasionally, another animal, such as a raccoon or dog, or a person, will accidentally eat an infected animal, or the slime of one, and contract the disease.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Debuting in 2018, the streaming series follows an ordinary man reborn as a powerful slime in a fantastical world.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slime
Noun
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There’s a beautiful outdoor courtyard pool and an indoor one; Iyashi Dôme, hammam, mud bath, a Visbody scanner for body composition and posture analysis; a high-tech fitness centre.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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After a rinse, the mud revealed perfectly polished skin, relieved of dullness, redness, and clogged pores and blackheads—leaving me glowing from the inside and out.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The 8%-lit waning crescent moon will sit low on the eastern horizon as dawn's glow creeps into the sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
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Still, tension rises when fears around trust or vulnerability creep in.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Lake Erie froze solid that year, but Dwight said the toxic sludge at the bottom of the river and the sheen of oil across the top would keep the Cuyahoga from freezing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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In February, the Johnson County commissioners issued a disaster declaration after PFAS chemicals were discovered in soil, water and animal tissue samples collected from agricultural land on which fertilizer made from sewage sludge was used.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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In the end, Bill Skarsgård returned as the horrifying clown Pennywise, which was always the plan from the start.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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Even a rival gave kudos — kind of — to the clown.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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You are being spied on by a pervert.—
Jay Ruttenberg,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Search the internet and there are coaches and players spotted sniffing the ammonia inhalants before a game, with their instant reactions — a noticeable head jerk or contorted face — going viral.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Hethington didn’t want to cannibalize his menu with the dish, instead compromising with a jerk lamb shank, and a whole Chinese Trini chicken, an homage to the popular takeout food in Trinidad.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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After spending a decade and a half in the brains of a meth kingpin and a slimeball attorney, Gilligan wanted his next protagonist to be a force for good.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Now, these slimeballs no longer pose a threat to public safety.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Police also said a man walking his dog was shot in the back Sunday morning.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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Any attempt by a participant, or any other person, to participate using more than one dog/pet, using any method, may result in disqualification by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.—
Tim McGovern,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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“Slime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slime. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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