Wiktionary:Word of the day/November 24

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Word of the day
for November 24
slimeball n
  1. (biology) A round lump made up of or coated with slime or a slime-like substance such as mucus.
    1. (helminthology, specifically) A mucus-coated lump containing the cercariae (“parasitic larvae”) of a liver fluke (of the phylum Platyhelminthes).
  2. (originally US, colloquial, derogatory) A person who is regarded as slimy (that is, sneaky or underhanded) or otherwise undesirable.
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