sleaze

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English - Turkish
{i} adilik, bayağılık; pespayelik
{i} hırpanilik, derbederlik

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English - English
a person with low moral standards
low moral standards

The level of sleaze in this city seems to have been rising rapidly in recent years.

disapproval You use sleaze to describe activities that you consider immoral, dishonest, or not respectable, especially in politics, business, journalism, or entertainment. She claimed that an atmosphere of sleaze and corruption now surrounded the Government. A sleazy condition, quality, or appearance: "His record of public service is untouched by any stain of shadiness or sleaze" (James J. Kilpatrick)
{i} squalor, wretchedness, dereliction; thinness (of a knit); short form of sleazebag (Slang)
tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar

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sleaze factor
the corrupt or tainted element of a political party or administration
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the sleazy or sordid aspect of a political situation
sleaze

    Turkish pronunciation

    sliz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈslēz/ /ˈsliːz/

    Etymology

    [ 'slEz also 'slAz ] (noun.) 1954. From “sleazy”, originally used to describe the thinness and low quality of cloth
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