Talk:sleazy

Etymology
Etymology in Webster's New World Dictionary (ed. D.B. Guralnik; 1959; pbk.; 632 pp.): "[< obs. Sleasie, cloth made in Silesia, Germany]" —Strabismus 20:19, 21 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Chambers 1908 suggests German, which fits the "thin and flimsy" sense. Equinox ◑ 21:08, 6 October 2018 (UTC)