Meaning & use

Lech

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An informal, disparaging term for a man who displays persistent lecherous or lustful behavior.

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She avoided the office party because of that lech from accounting.

He got a reputation as a lech after making inappropriate comments to new hires.

A note on using this word

Lech can also be used as a verb meaning to behave lecherously, as in 'he was leching after every woman at the bar.'

Words with a similar meaning

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To behave with open, often unwelcome, sexual desire toward someone.

He was leching after her the entire evening.

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