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slimeball

British  
/ ˈslaɪmˌbɔːl /

noun

  1. slang an odious and contemptible person

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Why did anybody pretend to be surprised that this dude was a massive slimeball who cultivated other slimeballs?

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

He is playing something of a cynical slimeball in this true-life political drama from the screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and the director Mike Nichols.

From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2020

The biggest surprises confirm what an unbelievable slimeball Connie is.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2017

This trope mirrored, in its nerdy way, another form of early 1980s slime: punk rock’s subversive, slimeball chic.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2016

There was no way I was going to let that slimeball escape.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin