sliming
Applying viscous goop
Sliming is the act of covering something or someone with slime—a viscous, often unpleasant substance.
The word gained cultural currency through children's television, where contestants get slimed as comic punishment or celebration.
Figuratively, sliming means attacking someone's reputation through smears or innuendo: The campaign spent millions sliming their opponent with attack ads.
Seep gradually out
- gooViscous sticky matter
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- stickyApt to adhere
mucilaginous · gelatinous · squishy · gloppy · drippy · squelchy · runny · globby
Spread or defame
- discreditHarm another's reputation
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
- attackAggressive act against another
- mudslingingMalicious personal attacks
character assassination · scandal · tabloid · gossip · rumor · innuendo · hit piece · expose
Children's entertainment channel
- game showPrize-based TV competition
- greenColor of vegetation
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
kids · prize · gunge · splatter · contestant · comedy · prank · messy
Nasal mucus discharge
- phlegmViscous airway secretion
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- mucinChief glycoprotein of slime
- nasalOf the nose
bronchial · congestion · sinus · cough · expectorate · respiratory · discharge · drip
ooze
Seep gradually out
sticky · mucilaginous · gelatinous · squishy · gloppy · drippy · squelchy · runny · globby · stringy
smear
Spread or defame
- discreditHarm another's reputation
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
- attackAggressive act against another
mudslinging · character assassination · scandal · tabloid · gossip · rumor · innuendo · hit piece · expose · takedown
Nickelodeon
Children's entertainment channel
dunk · kids · prize · gunge · splatter · contestant · comedy · prank · messy
snot
Nasal mucus discharge
nasal · bronchial · congestion · sinus · cough · expectorate · respiratory · discharge · drip · allergies
slug
Naked terrestrial mollusk
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
- hagfishJawless, slime-producing marine fish
- eelElongated scaleless fish
amphibian · frog · salamander · worm · leech · jellyfish · mollusk · trail · defensive · predator
slimingpraising
Voicing admiration
defending · vindicating · lauding · exonerating · championing