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
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