[noun]I didn't enjoy that film - there was too much sleaze (= activity of a low moral standard) in it for my liking. [U](US slang) A sleaze is a sleazebag. [C]The sleaze factor is a part of a situation, esp. a political one, which is of a low standard of honesty or morality.
SLEAZE
Meaning of SLEAZE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012