Etymology

sleaze

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Today it means: Low moral standards. Full definition →

English sleazybf. ← Late Latin Silesia ← Old Polish śląg /ślęgder.?
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  1. Ancient GreekΣιλίγγαι (Silíngai)
  2. LatinSilingaeder.?
  3. Old PolishŚlęża
  4. Old PolishŚlęzader.?
  5. Old Polishśląg /ślęgder.?
  6. Late LatinSilesia
  7. EnglishSilesia
  8. Englishsilesia?
  9. Englishsleazybf.
  10. English todaysleaze

Back-formation from sleazy, originally used to describe the thinness and low quality of cloth.

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