slimeball: Word of the day for November 24, 2019

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

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