sleaze vs sludge

sleaze

noun
  • sleazy material 

  • A man who is sexually aggressive or forward with women to the point of causing disgust. 

  • A person of low moral standards. 

  • Low moral standards. 

verb
  • To slander. 

  • To act or progress in a sleazy manner. 

sludge

noun
  • sludge metal 

  • A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes. 

  • Solids separated from suspension in a liquid. 

  • A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water. 

  • A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler. 

verb
  • To slop or drip slowly. 

  • To slump or slouch. 

How often have the words sleaze and sludge occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )