"sleazoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sleazoid.ogg [Australia] Forms: sleazoids [plural]
Etymology: sleaze + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sleaze|oid}} sleaze + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleazoid (plural sleazoids)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A sleazy person. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-sleazoid-en-noun-MjqzmMIG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid

Inflected forms

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