sleazeball

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noun

A morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person; a cad.

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jerk
OriginEnglish sleaze ← Late Latin Silesia ← Old Polish śląg /ślęgder.? →
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Meanings

nounsleazeball (plural sleazeballs)

plural sleazeballs

  1. slangA morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person; a cad.

    Synonyms: jerk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person; a cad.

Similar
jerk
Also see
jerkscumballslimeball

Origin

  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. Englishsleaze
  11. Englishsleazeball

From sleaze + -ball.

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Cite this entry
APA

sleazeball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleazeball

MLA

“sleazeball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleazeball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleazeball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleazeball.

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