# slimeball

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈslaɪm.bɔːl/ · frequency rank #96,488

## Definitions
1. A round lump made up of or coated with slime or a slime-like substance such as mucus.
2. A round lump made up of or coated with slime or a slime-like substance such as mucus.
3. A person who is slimy (that is, sneaky or underhanded) or otherwise undesirable.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sley-
Proto-Germanic *slīmą
Old English slīm
English slime
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Germanic *balluz
Old English *beall
Middle English bal
English ball
English slimeball
From slime + ball. Sense 1 (“a round lump made up of or coated with slime or a slime-like substance”) is a calque of German Schleimkugel, from Schleim (“mucus, slime”) + Kugel (“ball”), while sense 1.1 (“a mucus-coated lump containing the cercariae of a liver fluke”) may be a calque of German Schleimball (from Schleim (“slime”) + Ball (“ball”)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slimeball