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as in pervert
a person of low moral character
a real slimeball, that shyster has happily defended, for a healthy fee, drug dealers and child molesters
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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
slimeballs love the anonymity of the Internet, which allows them to post incredibly vile messages without having to identify themselves
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Recent Examples of slimeball
Democrats want this slimeball as their 2028 presidential nominee.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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.
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Indeed, one of the new creatures slithering around Britain are grotesque, bloated slimeballs that suck up worms from the earth and are easily killed with a bow and arrow.
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Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
18 June 2025
Daisy's career begins when she gets discovered by Hank Allen, who would go on to briefly become her manager and slimeball boyfriend.
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Chelsey Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
3 Mar. 2023
The former is dormant for now, while the latter has picked up nearly 1,500 followers with a steady stream of off-putting memes and videos featuring the anthropomorphized slimeball.
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Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2023
Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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
Indeed, one of the new creatures slithering around Britain are grotesque, bloated slimeballs that suck up worms from the earth and are easily killed with a bow and arrow.
—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
18 June 2025
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
The former is dormant for now, while the latter has picked up nearly 1,500 followers with a steady stream of off-putting memes and videos featuring the anthropomorphized slimeball.
—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slimeball
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.
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You are being spied on by a pervert.
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For instance, there are glazed pork belly chunks served on crispy tostones, tuna tataki with a jerk-spice rub, and a bright, citrusy conch salad.
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Learn how to cook lionfish ceviche, jerk chicken, and more with a group of like-minded people from all over the world, concluding with an alfresco feast—a true one-of-a-kind connection between strangers.
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In my experience, mid-market companies operate with leaner teams and cannot absorb the sunk costs of a multi-month implementation with room for scope creep, reworks and failures.
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In some environments, workflows designed for speed begin slowing down again as manual review creeps back into the process.
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The group demonstrated near the Washington Monument and was met by a few counter protestors, one of which played clown music throughout the majority of the demonstration.
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But many did not, as the 1981 episodes tell the grim tale of a young girl named Sylvia (Barash), who is raped by a stranger wearing a horrifying clown mask.
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His take on Cady turns Mitchum’s familiar, even seductive, sleazeball into an extravagant monster; the kind of bad dude whose mere presence sends you across the street, out of the bar, or into hiding.
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Chee and Manuelito show up at the motel office, asking the sleazeball running the place if he's seen a car with California plates.
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This cot-style find is made of breathable mesh fabric to keep your dog cool, and the steel frame features skid-resistant feet.
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Their dog was found alive, which gave the younger Eliezer Alfonzo hope.
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Trump earlier this year attacks you on Truth Social, calls you a sleazebag.
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Over the course of a record 12 seasons, Wolowitz went from a sleazebag to a caring father.
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Clooney might be known as the joker of the two.
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Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project.
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“Slimeball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimeball. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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