sleaze

noun

1. (uncountable)Low moral standards.

   “ministerial sleaze and mendacity”

   “The level of sleaze in this city seems to have been rising rapidly in recent years.”

2. (countable, informal)A person of low moral standards.

   “She knew that sleaze Hakido would do something to stick the knife in and twist it to the hilt.”

3. (countable, informal)A man who is sexually aggressive or forward with women to the point of causing disgust.

   “1989, Weekly World News, "My hubby robbed the cradle and left me with the baby", 7 November, p. 42. I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts that sleaze slept with your boss and I wouldn't take it lying down.”

   “Mother, he's such a sleaze! The way he looked at you!”

4. (informal, uncountable)Sleazy material or publications.

   “a tabloid newspaper full of sleaze”

verb

1. To act or progress in a sleazy manner.

   “He sleazed his way over to the women at the bar.”

2. To slander.