slime
1 of 2noun
ˈslīm 
1
: soft moist earth or clay
especially : viscous mud
2
: a viscous, glutinous, or gelatinous substance: such as
a
: a mucous or mucoid secretion of various animals (such as slugs and catfishes)
b
: a product of wet crushing consisting of ore ground so fine as to pass a 200-mesh screen
3
US, informal : a morally repulsive or odious person
slime
2 of 2verb
slimed; sliming
transitive verb
1
: to smear or cover with slime
2
: to remove slime from (something, such as fish for canning)
intransitive verb
: to become slimy
Synonyms
Noun
- guck
- gook
- mire
- muck
- mud
- ooze
- slop
- sludge
- slush
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun Green slime covers the surface of the pond. She thinks men are slime.
Recent Examples on the Web
Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2022 But while slime is essential for all forms of complex life, its evolutionary origins have remained murky. Omer Gokcumen, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 Alongside Nikolas, approximately 20 protesters held up signs featuring the network’s bright orange logo and signature green slime. Alexandra Del Rosariostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 What kid wouldn't want to shoot slime at a skeleton? Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2022 The New Orleans Saints' wild card round matchup offers a bit of everything and, yes, that includes slime. Jeff Nowak, NOLA.com, 8 Jan. 2021 There isn’t much by way of plant life down in the darkness of Ape Cave except for lichen, moss and a nutrient-rich goo that insects feast upon called cave slime. Scott Hewitt, oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022 For stocking stuffers for toddlers think fidget toys, slime and scented pencils, while small Christmas gifts for teens are geared more to their hobbies, like beauty or gaming. Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2022 Of all the film’s street slime, the corporation is surely Robocop‘s most venal, despicable monster. Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2022 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 18 Jan. 2022 On Sunday, the CBS team will be ready and armed should players or coaches agree to slime. Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2022 These growths are what attracted Webb to slime molds in the first place. Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2022 How did the swamp slime up our laws and governance before the government even existed? Bonnie Kristian, The Week, 26 Oct. 2021 Parents, of course, will smile more sincerely about gifts that have some educational value — or won't slime the carpets or cause some other catastrophic mess. Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2019 Even on its best day, disclosure mostly serves up cheap ammunition for partisans to slime their opponents. Bradley A. Smith, National Review, 9 Aug. 2019 This time, the mysterious threat appears to be an attack of extraterrestrial cow patties, enormous heaps of foul-smelling gunk that fall out of the sky to slime the characters at random. Justin Chang, latimes.com, 15 June 2018 All over Africa, anyone is free to slime the opposition. The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018 See More
Noun
This is an important way that evolution makes slime. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2022 But while slime is essential for all forms of complex life, its evolutionary origins have remained murky. Omer Gokcumen, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 Alongside Nikolas, approximately 20 protesters held up signs featuring the network’s bright orange logo and signature green slime. Alexandra Del Rosariostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 What kid wouldn't want to shoot slime at a skeleton? Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 1 Sep. 2022 The New Orleans Saints' wild card round matchup offers a bit of everything and, yes, that includes slime. Jeff Nowak, NOLA.com, 8 Jan. 2021 There isn’t much by way of plant life down in the darkness of Ape Cave except for lichen, moss and a nutrient-rich goo that insects feast upon called cave slime. Scott Hewitt, oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2022 For stocking stuffers for toddlers think fidget toys, slime and scented pencils, while small Christmas gifts for teens are geared more to their hobbies, like beauty or gaming. Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2022 Of all the film’s street slime, the corporation is surely Robocop‘s most venal, despicable monster. Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2022 Verb
The excursion included lots of roller coasters, slime green suckers, and Disney's famous churros—an ideal Disney experience. Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 18 Jan. 2022 On Sunday, the CBS team will be ready and armed should players or coaches agree to slime. Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2022 These growths are what attracted Webb to slime molds in the first place. Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 6 Jan. 2022 How did the swamp slime up our laws and governance before the government even existed? Bonnie Kristian, The Week, 26 Oct. 2021 Parents, of course, will smile more sincerely about gifts that have some educational value — or won't slime the carpets or cause some other catastrophic mess. Grace Schneider, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2019 Even on its best day, disclosure mostly serves up cheap ammunition for partisans to slime their opponents. Bradley A. Smith, National Review, 9 Aug. 2019 This time, the mysterious threat appears to be an attack of extraterrestrial cow patties, enormous heaps of foul-smelling gunk that fall out of the sky to slime the characters at random. Justin Chang, latimes.com, 15 June 2018 All over Africa, anyone is free to slime the opposition. The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English slīm; akin to Middle High German slīm slime, Latin limus mud — more at lime
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Phrases Containing slime
Kids Definition
slime
noun
ˈslīm
1
: soft slippery mud
2
: a soft slippery material (as on the skin of a slug or catfish)
slime
noun
1
as in mud
soft wet earth she picked her steps carefully so as not to get any slime on her new shoes Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mud
- sludge
- muck
- ooze
- gravel
- dirt
- guck
- sand
- gook
- slush
- mire
- slop
- clay
- silt
- gumbo
- soil
- loam
- humus
2
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others that guy's a real slime, so avoid him at all costs Synonyms & Similar Words
- bastard
- clown
- jerk
- dog
- skunk
- snake
- creep
- rat
- toad
- scum
- beast
- reptile
- brute
- joker
- swine
- vermin
- crud
- rotter
- louse
- slimeball
- idiot
- sleaze
- moron
- heel
- villain
- scumbag
- stinker
- bugger
- pill
- fink
- cur
- hound
- varmint
- dirtbag
- cretin
- boor
- brat
- bounder
- cad
- lout
- blighter
- fool
- nuisance
- sod
- buzzard
- sleazebag
- crumb
- schmuck
- sleazeball
- scuzzball
- barbarian
- slob
- bleeder
- churl
- chuff
- stinkard
- savage
- nerd
- wretch
- snot
- rat fink
- scab
- vulgarian
- rogue
- son of a gun
- lowlife
- caveman
- miscreant
- so-and-so
- rascal
- loudmouth
- imbecile
- booby
- scoundrel
- goon
- scamp
- turkey
- roughneck
- dolt
- dope
- dink
- jackass
- pest
- blockhead
- ninny
- insolent
- doofus
- airhead
- dork
- snob
- nut
- dweeb
- nitwit
- nincompoop
- schmoe
- nit
- schmo
- Neanderthal
- snip
- snoot
- birdbrain
- half-wit
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hero
- idol
- heroine
- lady
- gentleman
- angel
- saint
- role model
3
as in creep
a person of low moral character he's the kind of slime that TV reality shows love to cast as a villain Synonyms & Similar Words
- creep
- pervert
- slimeball
- sleaze
- degenerate
- sleazeball
- sleazebag
- tramp
- reprobate
- perv
- scumbag
- shyster
- libertine
- slattern
- scuzzball
- pettifogger