Sleaze
noun
Behavior that is dishonest or immoral, especially in politics and business matters.
The politician was accused of sleaze when it was discovered he had accepted illegal campaign donations.
Often appears as...
- political sleaze
- accusations of sleaze
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Disapproving
noun
Low quality, cheap, or in very poor taste, often associated with sexuality.
The neon signs and cheap motels on the strip gave off an air of sleaze.
Often appears as...
- sleaze factor
- sleaze quotient
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Behavior that is dishonest or immoral, especially in politics and business matters.
The politician was accused of sleaze when it was discovered he had accepted illegal campaign donations.
Often appears as...
- political sleaze
- accusations of sleaze
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
Low quality, cheap, or in very poor taste, often associated with sexuality.
The neon signs and cheap motels on the strip gave off an air of sleaze.
Often appears as...
- sleaze factor
- sleaze quotient
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Sleaze implies negative judgment and is used to criticize or express disapproval.
The scandal revealed a level of sleaze that shocked the public.
Pro Tip 2/3News and Media
Often used in journalism to describe questionable practices in public life.
The newspaper uncovered sleaze in the mayor's office.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Formal Use
Avoid using 'sleaze' in formal contexts, as it's more suitable for casual conversation.
He's known for his sleaze, but I still have to work with him.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Sleaze implies negative judgment and is used to criticize or express disapproval.
The scandal revealed a level of sleaze that shocked the public.
Pro Tip 2/3News and Media
Often used in journalism to describe questionable practices in public life.
The newspaper uncovered sleaze in the mayor's office.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Formal Use
Avoid using 'sleaze' in formal contexts, as it's more suitable for casual conversation.
He's known for his sleaze, but I still have to work with him.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Sleaze implies negative judgment and is used to criticize or express disapproval.
The scandal revealed a level of sleaze that shocked the public.
Pro Tip 2/3News and Media
Often used in journalism to describe questionable practices in public life.
The newspaper uncovered sleaze in the mayor's office.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Formal Use
Avoid using 'sleaze' in formal contexts, as it's more suitable for casual conversation.
He's known for his sleaze, but I still have to work with him.
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Quote examples
Richard Corliss
American Writer
In 'Blade Runner,' the here is quite enough: a vision of dark, cramped, urban squalor. This is Los Angeles in the year 2019, when most of the earth's inhabitants have colonized other planets, and only a polyglot refuse heap of humanity remains. Los Angeles is a Japanized nighttown of sleaze and silicon, fetid steam, and perpetual rain.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
Much has already been said about the indisputable integrity of men such as AB Bardhan and Prakash Karat. So, why is it that while the sleaze and slime of the political underbelly puts us off, we aren't warmed by the relative virtue and scrubbed-clean morality of the Marxists?
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Chuck Eddy
American Journalist
No band on 21st-century radio has mined pre-grunge hair-metal's sleaze like L.A.'s Buckcherry. So it makes poetic sense that they'd spend their sixth album tallying all seven deadly sins.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
We live in a world that is filled with filth and sleaze, a world that reeks of evil. You cannot afford that filthy poison to touch you. Stay away from it. Avoid it.
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Jeffrey Toobin
American Lawyer
There is always sleaze in the news. And you know what? The news is always a combination of things that are interesting and things that are important.
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Jane Hawking
English Author
The carer of the disabled person is always in the background. People don't want to hear about the sleaze and the nitty-gritty and the hardship.
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Dick Cavett
American Entertainer
Every time I nostalgically try to regain my liking of John McCain, he reaches into his sleaze bag and pulls out something malodorous.
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Richard Corliss
American Writer
In 'Blade Runner,' the here is quite enough: a vision of dark, cramped, urban squalor. This is Los Angeles in the year 2019, when most of the earth's inhabitants have colonized other planets, and only a polyglot refuse heap of humanity remains. Los Angeles is a Japanized nighttown of sleaze and silicon, fetid steam, and perpetual rain.
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Barkha Dutt
Indian Journalist
Much has already been said about the indisputable integrity of men such as AB Bardhan and Prakash Karat. So, why is it that while the sleaze and slime of the political underbelly puts us off, we aren't warmed by the relative virtue and scrubbed-clean morality of the Marxists?
Quote examples
Chuck Eddy
American Journalist
No band on 21st-century radio has mined pre-grunge hair-metal's sleaze like L.A.'s Buckcherry. So it makes poetic sense that they'd spend their sixth album tallying all seven deadly sins.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
We live in a world that is filled with filth and sleaze, a world that reeks of evil. You cannot afford that filthy poison to touch you. Stay away from it. Avoid it.
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Jeffrey Toobin
American Lawyer
There is always sleaze in the news. And you know what? The news is always a combination of things that are interesting and things that are important.
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Jane Hawking
English Author
The carer of the disabled person is always in the background. People don't want to hear about the sleaze and the nitty-gritty and the hardship.
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Dick Cavett
American Entertainer
Every time I nostalgically try to regain my liking of John McCain, he reaches into his sleaze bag and pulls out something malodorous.
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