1
: sleazy quality, appearance, or behavior
also
: sleazy material
2
: a sleazy person
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Examples of sleaze in a Sentence
some sleaze will try to make a buck off of this tragedy
a real sleaze who is constantly mooching off friends, and friends of friends
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 5 Feb. 2025
Tedros is part mastermind, part buffoon, part cult leader, and all sleaze.
—Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
Schrader imbues the film with entertaining hothouse sleaze, infecting just about every inch of the frame with an eerie, sensual energy.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
As last year’s re-emergence of the 2010s’ indie sleaze proves, Myspace-era influences are back in the limelight.
—Ebony-Renee Baker, refinery29.com, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Sleaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleaze. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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