Meaning & use
skeezer
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Meaning
nouncountableslangAmericanoffensive
An insulting slang term for someone seen as sleazy, dishonest or morally unpleasant.
Grammar: Takes an article: he is a skeezer.
Patterns
- call someone a skeezer
She called him a skeezer after he lied to everyone about the money.
In this slang, a skeezer is someone people avoid because of their shady behavior.
The word skeezer is an insult, so most people would not use it in front of strangers.
Word forms
| plural | skeezers |
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Common combinations
- a total skeezer
- Everyone knew he was a total skeezer.
- call someone a skeezer
- Don't call anyone a skeezer at work.
- act like a skeezer
- He tends to act like a skeezer around new people.
- skeezy behavior
- The skeezy behavior got him banned from the club.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sleaze
- Sleaze is a less rude word and can describe a person or a dishonest atmosphere.
- creep
- Creep stresses unsettling or inappropriate behavior, while skeezer is more about being sleazy or untrustworthy.
- scumbag
- Scumbag is a harsher insult, which suggests a very low character.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: skeezer or geezer?
skeezer vs geezer
A geezer is a British slang word for a man, often neutral or friendly, while skeezer is an insult.
Practice
Skeezer is mostly used as ____.
Choose one answer.
Skeezer is slang for a sleazy or unpleasant person and is meant as an insult. It is not formal or neutral.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “skeezer”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.