sleazoid

Low-down dirty type

Sleazoid is slang for a sleazy person—someone morally corrupt, disreputable, or generally slimy: What kind of sleazoid takes money from his own grandmother?

The -oid suffix suggests something resembling but not quite human, adding contempt.

Also used as an adjective: a sleazoid lawyer, sleazoid motels.

person

creep

Stealthy, slow movement

slimeball · dirtbag · degenerate · deviant · lecher · predator · groper · hustler · con artist · swindler

behavior

smarmy

Insincerely ingratiating

manipulative · predatory · lecherous · skeevy · corrupt · unethical · dishonest · crooked · two-faced · opportunistic

aesthetic

exploitation

Selfish use of others

trashy · tawdry · seedy · grimy · neon · dive bar · red-light · peep show · pulp · campy

Opposites
moral character

sleazoidupstanding

Morally upright, honest

decent · honorable · ethical · virtuous · principled

social respectability

sleazoidrespectable

Worthy of regard

reputable · pillar of the community · gentleman · lady · dignitary

Family

sleazy, sleaze, sleazebag, sleaziness, sleazes, sleazebags

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG