sleaze

Universal Words noun 1 [U] (BrE) dishonest, immoral or illegal behaviour, especially by politicians: allegations of sleaze * The candidate was seriously damaged by the sleaze factor. 2 [U] behaviour or conditions that are immoral, unpleasant and not socially acceptable: the sleaze of a town that was once a naval base 3 [C] (also sleazebag especially in AmE) a dishonest or immoral person