noun
slime
slym
noun
1
A thick, sticky, wet substance, such as the mucus produced by snails or slugs.
"The snail left a trail of slime across the pavement."
2
A soft, stretchy toy substance made from polymers, popular with children.
"The kids spent the afternoon mixing glue and borax to make homemade slime."
3
(informal) A dishonest or unpleasant person.
"Everyone in the office knew he was a slime who'd throw colleagues under the bus."
verb
1
To coat something with slime, or to disparage and undermine someone.
"The tabloids slimed the actor with a string of unfounded rumours."
How to Use Slime
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA sticky, wet substance — literal (mucus, mud) or a stretchy toy — and, informally, a slippery, dishonest person.
Common pairings
trail of slime
homemade slime
total slime
Word Forms
slimed past tense, slimes plural, slimes singular
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Etymology
From Old English slīm, an ancient Germanic word related to Latin limus, "mud" — both trace back to a root meaning "smooth, sticky."