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sleaze

/sleɪz/ noun · British & US
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What does sleaze mean?

noun

A quality of being unpleasantly and often unscrupulously concerned with profit or personal gain; a state of being morally corrupt or decadent.

Example

"The politician's reputation was tarnished by allegations of sleaze surrounding his business dealings."

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