oily

A person, usually a man, who is perceived as being parasitic or of low moral principle and whose skin is also oily or who sweats a lot. Used also to refer to people of Greek, Italian, Middle Eastern and sometimes Jewish extraction. The target's occupation usually is one percieved as having a high rate of dishonesty or graft, and as such is often applied to politicians, lawyers, car salesmen, Hollywood agents, and pawn brokers.

"She's hired that oily lawyer again for her second divorce."

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