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"The cyborg may have been a sleemo before, but he was our sleemo."

―Bossk, aboutBeilert Valance^[1]

Sleemo was aHuttese insult.

Description[]

«Don't count on it, slime ball.»

―A translation using "sleemo"^[2]

Sleemo was a curse inHuttese,^[3] which translated toBasic as "slime ball."^[2] It was most popular in theOuter Rim.^[4]

History[]

High Republic Era[]

In c.233 BBY,^[5]Chigg and his crew traveled to theplanet Galjaero to acquire an exoticfruit, buttheir ship got stuck in mud. As the crew were unloading crates from thestarship, aChagrian crew member was overheard saying to aKyuzo colleague, "All right, sleemo. Boss saidhe wanted all of these off the ship." After a trio ofJedi Initiates who had heard theirdistress signal invited them all to join them onStarlight Beacon,Chigg addressed the rest of the crew, saying, "You hear that, sleemos? We're going to Starlight Beacon!"^[6]

AsDahara reviewed plans with five of her enforcers^[7] in228 BBY,^[8] one of them,Filly, expressed, in a raspy, backwater accent, her wish to eliminate "thesleemo Tempest Runner" who hadtortured andkilled Myarga the Merciless. Meanwhile, during themission on Palagosal,Republic Defense Coalition ensign Welga referred toMarchion Ro'sNihil marauders as "sleemo." During the same mission,Zenny Greylark toldChuro the Hutt that she would prefer to trust those pursuing them over aHutt. She also voiced her frustration about the situation, as there always seemed to be aplanet at war or some "sleemo in agas mask" terrorizing civilians. At the same time, Republic Defense Coalitionpilot Lexi Greylark blasted at the "Nihil sleemos" from her post.^[7]

That sameyear,^[9]Nihil memberPagunt attempted to contact theGrim Devourer II after thepirate starship entered theValo system, but was scolded by theZabrak pirateZyle Keem, who was fed up with having to deal with Nihil. When Pagunt warned the crew that they were about to be boarded, the angry Zabrak reminded Pagunt that they were pirates, yelling "You don't board us, sleemo!! We board you!!"^[10]

Twilight of the Republic[]

Around33 BBY,^[11] on the^[12]moon^[13]Nar Shaddaa,^[12] human^[14]bounty hunter Jango Fett inquired with aLannik if they knew the thief that stole theHope of Glee Anselm. After Fett subdued ak'lor'slug that theLannik had beset upon him, the Lannik confessed to being ignorant of the thief's identity. As thebounty hunter attempted to leave, the Lannik threatened him. Fett responded by calling the Lannik a "sleemo" forstarving thek'lor'slug and removed theshock collar from her.^[12]

In32 BBY,^[15] asTatooine nativehuman Anakin Skywalker, in preparation for theBoonta Eve Classic, adjusted hispodracer,Dug rivalSebulba taunted theyoung boy. Skywalker remained steadfast and insulted the Dug using "sleemo," while Sebulba retaliated by calling Skywalker "bantha poodoo."^[16]

Fall of the Republic[]

In22 BBY,^[15] Fett hired theClawdite bounty hunterZam Wesell toassassinate Padmé Amidala. After failing tokill Amidala in herapartments on the^[17]planet^[16]Coruscant, Wesell was chased throughGalactic City by humanJedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and hisPadawan Anakin Skywalker. After theJedi captured Wesell, Fett killed her with apoisoned saberdart.^[17] In her dying breath, she cursed Fett^[3] using "sleemo."^[17]

Later that year,^[15]Jabba the Hutt was deceived into believing that Skywalker, now a Jedi Knight, was coming to hispalace tokill him, leading theHutt to label Skywalker as "Jedi sleemo."^[18]

Thefollowing year,^[15] Kenobi and Skywalker captured theFaust Doctor Nuvo Vindi, preventing him from releasing theBlue Shadow Virus. Skywalker proposed that they return "this sleemo" toTheed, and the two set off forNaboo with their captive.^[19]

Later that year,^[15] thebounty hunter Cad Bane boasted about his triumph over the captive PadawanAhsoka Tano. In response, Tano retorted, "Enjoy this while you can, sleemo," warning him that the burningfrigate was on the verge of destroying them both.^[20]

During theattempted kidnapping of Roo-Roo Page^[21] in 21 BBY,^[15] Bane snuck into Page's room inJan-gwa city, only to find Tano waiting for him, warning him, "Don't move, sleemo!"^[21]

Also that year,^[15]Ion Papanoida hunted down theRodian bounty hunterGreedo, who was responsible for thekidnapping of Papanoida's sisters, and told the Rodian, "All right, sleemo, no tricks!"^[22]

Imperial Era[]

AsMoggee hurried through a bustling marketplace in an attempt to evadeIG-88, analien called out, "Hey, watch it, sleemo!"^[23]

In3 BBY,^[15] theSpectres participated in amission to investigate anImperial construction module aboveGeonosis. After theGhost managed to escape intospace,Ezra Bridger orderedChopper to trackGarazeb Orrelios' trajectory. When theastromech droid grumbled, Bridger slammed his metal head and told Chopper not to be a "sleemo."^[24]

Thefollowing year,^[15] the Spectres joined forces with thepirate Hondo Ohnaka and thecrime lord Azmorigan in amission to loot an Imperial cargo ship. Upon boarding therebels'shipGhost, Azmorigan received a cold reception from the Spectres, particularlyHera Syndulla, who remembered him as the "sack ofbantha fodder" who tried tobuy her from "that sleemo"Lando Calrissian and make her his servant. Azmorigan responded that she was the feisty one who had hit him with a tray and claimed that he still technically "owned" her.^[25]