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  • adjective slang Sleazy.

Etymologies

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US, 1992. Variant of sleazy, possibly influenced by sketchy ("dubious, unnerving"); alternatively analyzed as blend of sketchy and sleazy.

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  • etymology is much older than 1992.

    more like 1928 or 1919

    August 13, 2016

  • Does she miss living with co-stars? “People thought it was weird,” she replies. “Bob started it. He called Patrick and I after season one and was like, ‘Do you guys think we should just live together?’ And I was like, actually, yes. All of our partners and spouses know each other and are friends, and none of us are skeezy. And it can be mentally taxing to come home by yourself.”

    https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/dec/26/rhea-seehorn-interview-making-pluribus

    December 27, 2025