sleazebags
Morally bankrupt people
Sleazebags is the plural of sleazebag—a contemptible person regarded as morally corrupt, dishonest, or generally repulsive: The whole industry is run by sleazebags.
The word combines sleaze with bag (as in dirtbag, scumbag), emphasizing that the person embodies sleaziness entirely.
Often applied to swindlers, exploitative bosses, or anyone who behaves in slimy, self-serving ways.
Unsettling individuals
- harassersPeople who intimidate repeatedly
- gropersThose who touch improperly
- lechersOffensively lustful men
- pervertsCorrupts or distorts
predators · inappropriate behavior · unwanted advances · sexual misconduct · casting couch · power abuse · slimy · lecherous
Petty swindlers, confidence tricksters
- embezzlersThose who steal entrusted funds
- fraudstersPeople who deceive for gain
- swindlersDeceivers who steal through trickery
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
corrupt officials · money laundering · scandal · exploitation · backroom deals · unethical · dishonest · cheats
Exploitative owners of rundown rentals
- loan sharksIllegal high-interest lenders
- scammersPeople who defraud others
- snake oilFraudulent cure-all
- telemarketersSales callers by phone
pyramid schemes · fine print · hustlers · gougers · fraudulent · unscrupulous · conmen · shysters
creeps
Unsettling individuals
- harassersPeople who intimidate repeatedly
- gropersThose who touch improperly
- lechersOffensively lustful men
perverts · predators · inappropriate behavior · unwanted advances · sexual misconduct · casting couch · power abuse · slimy · lecherous · handsy
grifters
Petty swindlers, confidence tricksters
- embezzlersThose who steal entrusted funds
- fraudstersPeople who deceive for gain
- swindlersDeceivers who steal through trickery
kickbacks · corrupt officials · money laundering · scandal · exploitation · backroom deals · unethical · dishonest · cheats · con artists
slumlords
Exploitative owners of rundown rentals
- loan sharksIllegal high-interest lenders
- scammersPeople who defraud others
- snake oilFraudulent cure-all
telemarketers · pyramid schemes · fine print · hustlers · gougers · fraudulent · unscrupulous · conmen · shysters · charlatans
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- scandalsPublicized shameful acts
producers · agents · exploitation · TMZ · gossip · showbiz · industry · Weinstein · casting couch · moguls
sleazebagssaints
Canonized religious figures
good people · straight arrows · salt of the earth · angels · do-gooders
sleazebagspillars of the community
Respected, influential local figures
gentlemen · ladies · dignitaries · class acts · role models
sleazebagsclass acts
Admirably dignified people
stand-up guys · gentlemen · good eggs · sweethearts · princes