sleazebag

noun

sleaze·​bag ˈslēz-ˌbag How to pronounce sleazebag (audio)
also -ˌbāg
also ˈslāz-
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slang
: a sleazy person

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Examples of sleazebag in a Sentence

She was involved with some sleazebag.
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Over the course of a record 12 seasons, Wolowitz went from a sleazebag to a caring father. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026 Trump earlier this year attacks you on Truth Social, calls you a sleazebag. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026 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. — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2017 Continue reading … MEDIA SPAT – Radio host fires back after Trump calls him 'racist sleazebag' in heated exchange. — FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sleazebag was in 1981

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“Sleazebag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleazebag. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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