"sleaze" meaning in English

See sleaze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sliːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sleaze.wav [UK] Forms: sleaze [singular], sleazes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Sleaze is the immoral or corrupt behavior or activities.
    Sense id: simple-sleaze-en-noun-VmM-5HnO
  2. A sleaze is a person of low moral standards.
    Sense id: simple-sleaze-en-noun-H3hkfE5S Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb

IPA: /sliːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sleaze.wav [UK] Forms: sleaze [canonical], sleazes [third-person, singular], sleazed [past], sleazed [past, participle], sleazing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|sleaz|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you sleaze, you act in an immoral or corrupt way.
    Sense id: simple-sleaze-en-verb-ptE5X3zp
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