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SLEAZE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sleaze mean?
• SLEAZE (noun)
The noun SLEAZE has 1 sense:
1. tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
Familiarity information: SLEAZE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
cheapness; sleaze; tackiness; tat
Hypernyms ("sleaze" is a kind of...):
tastelessness (inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste)
Derivation:
sleazy (of very poor quality; flimsy)
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