slimeballs

Morally repugnant types

Slimeballs is the plural of slimeball—a contemptible or untrustworthy person, especially one who is dishonest or sleazy: Those slimeballs in accounting have been skimming funds.

The image evokes something viscous and repulsive.

The word carries strong disapproval but remains informal rather than obscene.

despicable

scumbags

Vile, untrustworthy people

vermin · scoundrels · villains · jerks · miscreants · reprobates · wretches · pariahs · rogues · cads

deceitful

conniving

Secretly planning wrongdoing

crooked · shady · underhanded · duplicitous · fraudulent · deceptive · treacherous · sly · crafty · cunning

visceral

disgusting

Provoking strong revulsion

repellent · vile · gross · foul · obnoxious · offensive · odious · oozy · gooey · mucus

Opposites
moral character

slimeballssaints

Canonized religious figures

good people · straight shooters · good eggs · stand-up guys · salt of the earth

social regard

slimeballsheroes

Admired courageous figures

role models · luminaries · pillars of the community · paragons · gentlemen

Family

slimeball

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG