Sleaze
(noun)
- A seedy, sordid, or morally questionable person or place.
- Something or someone that is dirty, greasy, or unpleasant.
- Something or someone that is considered morally objectionable or disreputable.
Origin:
The word sleaze is believed to be a variant of the word sleazy, which is of uncertain origin, it may have been influenced by the words "slime" or "slus.h"
Examples:
- The sleaze at the bar made her feel uncomfortable and she decided to leave.
- The politician was accused of being involved with sleaze and corruption.
- The sleaze in the movie made it hard for her to watch.
- The sleaze in the hotel made him want to leave immediately.
- The sleaze of the city's nightlife was well known.