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 But he’s met with a surprise: Lester’s wife has switched attorneys and is now represented by slimeball Stuart of all people. — Ayan Artan, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slimeball
  1. pervert
  2. creep
  3. jerk
  4. sleazeball
  5. clown
  6. sleazebag
  7. dog
  8. slime
Noun
  • Using nature without spiritual belief (which Wicked perverts and so gets defended for its obvious, offensive politics) weakens The Wild Robot as a morality tale.
    — Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The days of pandering to perverts and woke PFCs are over.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Definition of pervert
Noun
  • Small hidden cameras are popular with creeps now, too.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Live below your income level and avoid lifestyle creep.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of creep
Noun
  • But this Ron Howard was an alternate universe version of Ron Howard, who instead of being notoriously nice, is sort of a jerk.
    — Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Someone actually just said to me that all the men in the book are jerks.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of jerk
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Odell and his potential heirs, callous Belinda (Téa Leoni) and sleazeball Shepard (scene-stealer Will Poulter), take the discovery of a new species to unethical extremes.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Definition of sleazeball
Noun
  • In real time, the audience, the queens watching, and perhaps Suzie herself all learn that Suzie has a knack for sexiness onstage, even though she’s dressed as a clown.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Among the mass-shooting victims is a bloodied clown who was performing at the festival.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 11 Apr. 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
Noun
  • 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
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  • Inspectors observed yellow slime accumulation inside the soda nozzle.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In the back room of the basement, the walls are slime green.
    — James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Slimeball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimeball. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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