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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
In the back room of the basement, the walls are slime green.
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
After receiving the snails from local snail farms, the small creatures were placed inside machines where they were sprayed with an acidic solution that caused the snails to excrete their slime.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
From prank wars and mistaken identities to mischievous green slime and snoopy spies, there’s a film for every little prankster, but don’t worry!
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Humans can also get infected by eating raw produce—like leafy greens—that have been contaminated with slug slime because the L3 larvae are shed in the gastropods' slime trail.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
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James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
After receiving the snails from local snail farms, the small creatures were placed inside machines where they were sprayed with an acidic solution that caused the snails to excrete their slime.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
From prank wars and mistaken identities to mischievous green slime and snoopy spies, there’s a film for every little prankster, but don’t worry!
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Humans can also get infected by eating raw produce—like leafy greens—that have been contaminated with slug slime because the L3 larvae are shed in the gastropods' slime trail.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slime
Noun
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Offensively, the Bucks can’t keep playing in mud while the Pacers are playing on a fastbreak runway.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Her whole life of books and photo albums buried in mud.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Phillips is far from a seedy creep who draws the ire of everyone around him.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Small hidden cameras are popular with creeps now, too.—
Kim Komando,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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No area of any economy may have more sludge than tariff classification.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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There’s no scientific evidence these products are effective in dissolving sludge or keeping these tiny pests away, says Oi.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Clown Alert This post is a scaredy-cat guide designed mostly for viewers who suffer from flight anxiety, but some people are scared of clowns too.—
Anne Victoria Clark,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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The teaser does feature a glimpse at Calypso, the man who hosts the tournament, as well as a signature laugh from Sweet Tooth the terrifying clown.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Just when things are looking up — a haughty British couple leaves this daughter of Oxfordshire a handsome tip — the dinner pervert turns up for his morning coffee.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2025
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Outside the courthouse on Friday, Toner’s lawyer made a brief statement about his pervert client.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Someone actually just said to me that all the men in the book are jerks.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But he’s met with a surprise: Lester’s wife has switched attorneys and is now represented by slimeball Stuart of all people.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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Daisy's career begins when she gets discovered by Hank Allen, who would go on to briefly become her manager and slimeball boyfriend.—
Chelsey Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
3 Mar. 2023
Noun
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.—
Jim Gaines,
ajc,
13 Sep. 2023
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
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“Slime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slime. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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