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Sleaze

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tackinessnounThe state of being tacky
tatnoun(uncountable, British) Cheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze.
cheapnessnoun(of a product) The state or characteristic of being cheap (whether inexpensive, poorly made, or both).

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tatnoun(uncountable, British) Cheap and vulgar tastelessness; sleaze.
tackinessnounThe state of being tacky
cheapnessnoun(of a product) The state or characteristic of being cheap (whether inexpensive, poorly made, or both).
corruptionnounUnethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.
briberynounThe act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.
sleaze factornounThe sleazy or sordid aspect of a political situation.
moral turpitudenoun(law) Any base or vile conduct, contrary to accepted morals, that sometimes accompanies a crime
filthnounDirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
profligacynoun(uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.
pollutionnounPhysical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
slopperynounSlippery and messy.
dishonestynoun(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
immoralitynoun(uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
moral low groundnoun(idiomatic) A position or point of view which is unethical or less reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.
bad namenounLack of reverence or esteem; poor reputation.
den of iniquitynounA place of immoral behavior, often of a sexual type.
slipslopnounPoor writing; text that is imprecise, weak, or overly informal.
vicenounBad or immoral behaviour.
obliquitynounThe quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.
obliquationnounThe act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity.

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