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sleazoid, a. and n. slang (chiefly U.S.).
Brit. |ˈsliːzɔɪd|, U.S. |ˈsliˌzɔɪd|
Forms: 19– sleazoid, 19– sleazeoid, 19– sleezoid
[‹ sleaze n. + -oid suffix.]
A. adj. Sleazy, disgusting, disreputable, or prurient; (of a publication, film, etc.) down-market, mildly pornographic or sensational.
1976Time Out 9 Apr. 9/3 Prisoners queueing for their dole of slops; sleezoid entertainment for those still playing. 1989Boston Globe 25 Feb. 10/5 The last thing I wanted was to end up with a sleazoid book in which an older man exploits a young woman. 2000T. C. Boyle in Esquire (Electronic ed.) Sept. It's not like it's some sleazoid club with a bunch of..businessmen shoving dollar bills up our crotches.
B. n. A sleazoid person or thing.
1984Infoworld 17 Dec. 72/3, I don't mean you have to look like a gold-necklaced, overtanned sleazoid. 1993Washington Post 9 Sept. d7/4 How refreshing—a martial arts movie that isn't about murderous sleazoids..or giant nuclear-powered turtles. 2003New Statesman 16 June 16/2 ‘If we'd sprinkled A-bombs back in the second World War,’ pronounced the Weekly World News, a popular supermarket sleazoid, ‘Germany wouldn't be a thorn in America's side today.’ |