slimeball

noun

ˈslīm-ˌbȯl How to pronounce slimeball (audio)
Definition of slimeballnext
slang
1
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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2
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 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 Back in the Red Keep, Larys offers to be a double agent for Otto — giving shades of Littlefinger for this slimeball master of whispers. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slimeball
  1. pervert
  2. creep
  3. jerk
  4. sleazeball
  5. clown
  6. sleazebag
  7. dog
  8. slime
Noun
  • The days of pandering to perverts and woke PFCs are over.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Another of the girls called Essex a pervert, which prompted their mother to ask more questions.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of pervert
Noun
  • The Irishman — long and boring, based on the self-serving memoirs of a fabulist and a creep — was supposed to be the film of the year.
    — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Josh, as an entitled creep who grossly overestimates his own intelligence.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of creep
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  • On that note…being concise doesn’t mean being a total jerk either.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Rockwell's Officer Dixon, a mama’s boy with a screw loose and a history of torturing Black prisoners, is a target of her ire − that is, until the actor carefully adds layers to what could be a one-note jerk. 14.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of jerk
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  • The show has a real bounty of powerful sleazeballs, which is both part of the social critique and a storytelling problem.
    — Vulture, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Netflix announced Thursday that Terry Silver — the wealthy sleazeball played to ponytailed perfection by Thomas Ian Griffith in The Karate Kid Part III — will be making an appearance in Cobra Kai season 4.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 27 May 2021
Definition of sleazeball
Noun
  • In Eli Craig’s (Tucker & Dale vs Evil) newest outing, the real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
  • So the clown came out of him to be accepted, to be loved.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of clown
Noun
  • Ellen Levitt Says who? Brooklyn: Donald Trump has called Michael Cohen a sleazebag.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024
  • Yes, its broad caper plot is largely nonsensical, but Bruce Campbell as such an impeccable sleazebag is at least one saving grace.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2022
Definition of sleazebag
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  • The couple was seen taking a stroll on a N.Y.C. street with Bosworth's dog, Happy, on Tuesday.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    — cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
Definition of dog
Noun
  • Inspectors issued the Thai food spot a yellow placard for keeping food at improper temperatures and having slime on food contact surfaces.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
  • While slime is certainly here to stay, so is the constant clean-up.
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Slimeball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimeball. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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