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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
a Mardi Gras celebration that was spoiled by a bunch of drunken sleazebags
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Recent Examples of sleazebag
Trump earlier this year attacks you on Truth Social, calls you a sleazebag.
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Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
23 June 2026
Over the course of a record 12 seasons, Wolowitz went from a sleazebag to a caring father.
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Marta Balaga,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
Continue reading … MEDIA SPAT – Radio host fires back after Trump calls him 'racist sleazebag' in heated exchange.
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FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Yes, its broad caper plot is largely nonsensical, but Bruce Campbell as such an impeccable sleazebag is at least one saving grace.
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Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Oct. 2022
Staggering drunkenly into the office one night with an entourage of partying sleazebags, Ford gropes Ashley for all to see and makes lewd comments.
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John Defore,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2020
Cillian Murphy plays an Irish gun buyer with a cause; Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley and Babou Ceesay are among the idiosyncratic sleazebags doing the selling.
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Glenn Kenny,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2017
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
23 June 2026
Over the course of a record 12 seasons, Wolowitz went from a sleazebag to a caring father.
—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
Continue reading … MEDIA SPAT – Radio host fires back after Trump calls him 'racist sleazebag' in heated exchange.
—
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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
Staggering drunkenly into the office one night with an entourage of partying sleazebags, Ford gropes Ashley for all to see and makes lewd comments.
—
John Defore,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2020
Cillian Murphy plays an Irish gun buyer with a cause; Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley and Babou Ceesay are among the idiosyncratic sleazebags doing the selling.
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Glenn Kenny,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sleazebag
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.
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You are being spied on by a pervert.
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For instance, there are glazed pork belly chunks served on crispy tostones, tuna tataki with a jerk-spice rub, and a bright, citrusy conch salad.
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Learn how to cook lionfish ceviche, jerk chicken, and more with a group of like-minded people from all over the world, concluding with an alfresco feast—a true one-of-a-kind connection between strangers.
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In my experience, mid-market companies operate with leaner teams and cannot absorb the sunk costs of a multi-month implementation with room for scope creep, reworks and failures.
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In some environments, workflows designed for speed begin slowing down again as manual review creeps back into the process.
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The group demonstrated near the Washington Monument and was met by a few counter protestors, one of which played clown music throughout the majority of the demonstration.
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But many did not, as the 1981 episodes tell the grim tale of a young girl named Sylvia (Barash), who is raped by a stranger wearing a horrifying clown mask.
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Democrats want this slimeball as their 2028 presidential nominee.
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After spending a decade and a half in the brains of a meth kingpin and a slimeball attorney, Gilligan wanted his next protagonist to be a force for good.
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This cot-style find is made of breathable mesh fabric to keep your dog cool, and the steel frame features skid-resistant feet.
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Their dog was found alive, which gave the younger Eliezer Alfonzo hope.
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His take on Cady turns Mitchum’s familiar, even seductive, sleazeball into an extravagant monster; the kind of bad dude whose mere presence sends you across the street, out of the bar, or into hiding.
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Chee and Manuelito show up at the motel office, asking the sleazeball running the place if he's seen a car with California plates.
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Clooney might be known as the joker of the two.
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Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project.
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“Sleazebag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sleazebag. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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