Sleazy Name Generator

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Comedy character names for the slimiest people in fiction: used-car pitchmen like Randy Malone of Malone Motors, con men like Vince Slickwater, crooked lawyers like Barry Loophole, Esq., lounge lizards like Tony Velour and game-show hosts like Chip Winkler. Clean humor throughout.

About sleazy names

A good sleazy name tells on the character before he opens his mouth. Comedy writers lean on a few reliable tricks. One is the over-friendly nickname bolted to the front, as in Honest Hal Huckaby or Friendly Frank Fenderbender. Another is a surname that confesses the scam: Chet Swindell, Felix Fineprint, Hugo Hiddenfee. A third is the title that protests too much (Barry Loophole, Esq., or Max Winning, Life Coach), and a fourth is the business named after its owner, like Randy Malone of Malone Motors.

The list was built habitat by habitat and then mixed together. There are car-lot pitchmen, con men and carnival grifters, lounge lizards in polyester, lawyers and whole law firms (Dodge, Weave & Settle), tabloid reporters, infomercial and game-show hosts, landlords and timeshare closers, crooked officials and fixers, plus quoted nicknames such as "The Weasel" Wexford and women hustlers such as Velma Skimwell and Ursula Upsell.

The joke is always the hustle, never a group of people. The names are invented puns, none is meant to point at a real person, and the humor stays clean, which makes them usable for sketches, sitcom scripts, tabletop NPCs, improv and murder-mystery parties.

How to choose sleazy names

  • Let the surname confess. Readers get Moe Markup or Floyd Floodcar instantly, which frees your dialogue from explaining that the man is a crook.
  • Match the sound to the type. One-syllable first names (Chip, Biff, Chet, Tad) suit TV smarm, while a long formal name with a numeral, like Preston Retainer III, suits white-collar sleaze.
  • Add the business. Gil Fontaine of Fontaine Timeshares gives you a character, a setting and a jingle in one line.
  • Use a quoted nickname when you have a crowd of crooks. "The Closer" Cosgrove and "Cheap Suit" Sutter are easy to tell apart in a fast scene.
  • Keep the target fictional. Do not hang one of these names on a real person or a real local business, even as a joke.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a name sound sleazy?

Mostly three things: a nickname that is friendlier than it should be, slick sounds such as s, l and v (Vince Slickwater, Sid Satin, Vic Velvet), and a surname that hints at money or tricks. A boyish diminutive on a grown man, like Donny Downpayment or Ricky Rebate, adds to the effect.

Are these names family-friendly?

Yes. The humor is about shady deals, fine print and bad cologne, not about anything explicit. The list avoids slurs and is not meant to point at real people, so the names suit sketches, streams and tabletop games as well as adult comedy.

Does the list include women?

It does. Trixie Tattleton, Velma Skimwell, Roxanne Fauxfur, Multi-Level Marla, Timeshare Terri and Ursula Upsell are all in there, and most of the punning surnames work with any first name you like.

What kinds of characters does it cover?

Nine types, mixed together: used-car pitchmen, con artists, lounge lizards, crooked lawyers and law firms, tabloid reporters, game-show and infomercial hosts, landlords and timeshare closers, and crooked officials and fixers. A last group holds quoted nicknames and women hustlers. If you need a specific type, the titles help, since Esq. marks a lawyer and a lot or dealership name marks a salesman.

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This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 19 names

  • Ace Upsleeve
  • Agnes Agentfee
  • Airbrush Aubrey
  • Al E. Bye, Defense Attorney
  • Alderman Kickback
  • Alien-Baby Al
  • Alistair Affidavit
  • Always-Closing Alvin
  • Ambrose Ambulance-Chaser
  • Anita Scoop
  • Announcer-Voice Van
  • Anonymous Source Andy
  • Applause-Sign Abe
  • Archie Alias
  • Armand of the Atrium Lounge
  • Artie Addendum
  • As-Is Al Anderson
  • As-Seen-on-TV Avery
  • Auto-Renew Arlo

B: 47 names

  • "Back Office" Bascomb
  • "Bad Check" Becker
  • Babs Backhander
  • Baby-Kisser Buford
  • Back-of-the-Truck Boyd
  • Bagman Benny
  • Bait-and-Switch Mitch
  • Band-Manager Barry Backend
  • Bargain Bob Bixby
  • Barnaby Bamboozle
  • Baron von Bankdraft
  • Barry Loophole, Esq.
  • Basil Bogus
  • Be-Your-Own-Boss Bonnie
  • Beachfront-in-Nebraska Neil
  • Beauregard Backdate
  • Before-and-After Beau
  • Bert Bigmoney
  • Bianca Backroom
  • Biff Dazzle
  • Big Bill Lemon
  • Bigfoot-Wedding Winnie
  • Bill Padding, Partner

B, continued

  • Billboard Brad, Injury Attorney
  • Blaine Capped-Teeth
  • Blanche Blankcheck
  • Blaze Bronzer
  • Blind-Item Blair
  • Bobby Bossa Nova
  • Boiler-Room Boone
  • Bonus-Round Buddy
  • Boot-and-Tow Bruce
  • Bottle-Service Bryce
  • Breath-Mint Brent
  • Bridge-Seller Bram
  • Brock Veneer
  • Broken-Promise Broderick
  • Brother-in-Law Burt
  • Brown-Bag Barlow
  • Buck Lowball of Lowball Pawn & Loan
  • Buck Tailpipe
  • Bud Blowout, Tire King
  • Buddy Bolo-Tie
  • Building-Inspector Blindeye
  • Bumper-to-Bumper Barney
  • Bus-Bench Barrington
  • But-Wait-There's-More Blake

C: 42 names

  • "Cheap Suit" Sutter
  • Call-Now Calloway, Esq.
  • Calls-Everyone-Champ Chip
  • Campaign-Fund Carlton
  • Candace Candid
  • Captain Checkkite
  • Carnival Cornelius
  • Cash-Back Chuck
  • Cash-Only Contractor Curt
  • Casper Catfish
  • Chad Buyitnow
  • Charity-Skimmer Giles
  • Chaz Goldchain
  • Checkbook Charlie
  • Chester Billable, Esq.
  • Chet Swindell
  • Chip Winkler
  • Chuck Rustwell
  • Clarence Classaction
  • Clickbait Clyde
  • Clifford Conflict-of-Interest

C, continued

  • Clint Clearcoat
  • Clive Counterfeit
  • Close-Friend-of-the-Star Carl
  • Cold-Call Colby
  • Colonel Cashgrab
  • Come-On-Down Conway
  • Commissioner Crony
  • Consolation-Prize Connor
  • Contingency Ken
  • Convenience-Fee Connie
  • Cookie Cookedbooks
  • Corduroy Roy
  • Councilman Greasepalm
  • Count Fauxmont
  • Cozy-Means-Tiny Cora
  • Crazy Carl Clunker
  • Cruise-Ship Crooner Craig
  • Crystal Commission
  • Cue-Card Cody
  • Cufflinks Cliff
  • Cyrus Cease-and-Desist

D: 27 names

  • Dallas Doorprize
  • Dash Whitening
  • Dashiell Deposition
  • Dealin' Dean Dooley
  • Deed-to-the-Moon Dudley
  • Deirdre Dotted-Line
  • Delores Doubledeal
  • Desmond Decoy
  • Dewey Skimmer, Attorney at Law
  • Dexter Doublecross
  • Diamond-Level Darlene
  • Dirk Scoopman
  • Disco Darryl Dazzle
  • Discount Dale Dupree
  • Doc Hiram Tonic, Miracle Elixirs
  • Doctored-Photo Doug
  • Dodge, Weave & Settle
  • Donny Downpayment
  • Double-Dipping Dominic
  • Double-Wink Dwight
  • Doug Dealerprep
  • Downline Debbie
  • Drive-Time Dusty
  • Driveway-Sealer Doyle
  • Duke of Dubious
  • Dumpster-Diving Dave
  • Dwayne Dipstick

E: 11 names

  • "Easy Money" Mooney
  • Earl Overspray
  • Easy-Credit Eddie
  • Ed Line, Night Desk
  • Eddie Aftershave
  • Emmett Escrow
  • Everything-Must-Go Ernie
  • Exclusive Ezra
  • Expense-Account Axel
  • Extended-Warranty Wyatt
  • Eyebrow-Wiggle Irv

F: 25 names

  • "Final Sale" Farrell
  • "Fingers" Finnerty
  • Fabian from the Hotel Bar
  • Fact-Finding-Trip Fitzgerald
  • Fake-Charity Chauncey
  • Felix Fineprint
  • Fenwick Footnote
  • Ferris Forgery
  • Fight-Promoter Flint Payday
  • Final-Answer Phil
  • Finger-Guns Gordon
  • Fiona Fivestar
  • First-and-Last Lester
  • Fixer-Upper Phyllis
  • Flash Finnegan, Paparazzo
  • Flea-Market Floyd
  • Fleece, Shear & Partners
  • Fletcher Flimflam
  • Flip-Flop Flanagan
  • Floyd Floodcar
  • Frankie Falsetto
  • Freddie Finance-It
  • Free-Cruise Frieda
  • Friendly Frank Fenderbender
  • Front-Page Fran

G: 22 names

  • Gabby Grapevine
  • Garrison Gag-Order
  • Gary Gasket of Gasket Auto Mall
  • Gene Glitterjacket
  • Get-Rich-Quick Rick
  • Ghost-Payroll Gabe
  • Gideon Grift
  • Gil Fontaine of Fontaine Timeshares
  • Gil Gladhand
  • Gladys Greaseworth
  • Going-Out-of-Business Gene
  • Goldbrick Gus
  • Golf-Junket Geoff
  • Gordy Gearstrip
  • Grant Grifton
  • Greasy Reese Pomeroy
  • Ground-Floor Opportunity Greg
  • Grubb, Grabb & Billings
  • Guest-List Garrett
  • Guy Guyliner
  • Guy Smarmington
  • Gwendolyn Goldplate

H: 20 names

  • Habeas Horace
  • Hairspray Humphrey
  • Half-Up-Front Hoyt
  • Hank Hubcap, Sales Manager
  • Happy-Hour Howie
  • Harriet Hardsell
  • Harv Handshake
  • Headline Hattie
  • Hedge-Hiding Hugh
  • Hereinafter Herb
  • Hey-Hun Heather
  • HOA Treasurer Thelma Skim
  • Hock-Shop Hobart
  • Hollis Hearsay
  • Honest Hal Huckaby
  • Hot-Goss Hazel
  • Hotline Psychic Hubert
  • Howard Hourly
  • Huck Hustle
  • Hugo Hiddenfee

I: 3 names

  • Inside-Scoop Imogene
  • Insider-Tip Tipton
  • Insomnia-Hour Irwin

J: 7 names

  • Jackpot Jack Jansen
  • Jerry Jalopy
  • Johnny Newname
  • Johnny Polyester
  • Judge-Shopping Jasper
  • Juicy Dee Tales
  • Julian Fakewell

K: 2 names

  • Karaoke King Kenny
  • Keytar Keith

L: 29 names

  • Lance Pomade
  • Langdon Litigious
  • Lars Lightning-Round
  • Late-Night-Ad Lamar, Esq.
  • Laugh-Track Lloyd
  • Leaky-Roof Ludlow
  • Leland Loanshark
  • Lenny Lamé
  • Lenny Lienholder
  • Limited-Time Lonnie
  • Liquidation Lionel
  • Listicle Liz
  • Lobbyist Landon Luncheon
  • Local-Anchor Lance Lacquer
  • Lola Leak
  • Long-Lens Leopold
  • Lord Lucre of Nowhere
  • Lorraine Leopardprint
  • Lou Lapel
  • Lou Leasewell
  • Lou Pole, Esq.
  • Lounge Act Lenny
  • Low-Mileage Lyle
  • Lowball Larry Lugnut
  • Lowell Liability
  • Lucille Lowinterest
  • Lucky Loaded-Dice
  • Lurid Lawrence
  • Lyle Snakeoil

M: 28 names

  • "Mad Dog" Maddox, Divorce Attorney
  • Mack Mudflap, Pre-Owned Specialist
  • Madge Misfile
  • Maintenance-Fee Mavis
  • Major Malarkey
  • Mal Practiss, Esq.
  • Marty Medallion
  • Marv Undercoat
  • Marvin Motion-to-Dismiss
  • Maurice of the Mezzanine
  • Max Winning, Life Coach
  • Maxwell Moneyback
  • Mayor Buddy Backscratch
  • Milo Marked-Deck
  • Misquote Mike
  • Mitch Misfire
  • Mitzi Moneyclip
  • Moe Markup
  • Monogram Monty
  • Month-to-Month Milton
  • Monty Moonroof
  • Monty Shellgame
  • Morning-Zoo Moose
  • Morris Mohair
  • Motivated-Seller Marge
  • Mr. Fix-It-Quietly
  • Muck McRaker
  • Multi-Level Marla

N: 17 names

  • "Nudge-Nudge" Nesbitt
  • Nathaniel Non-Disclosure
  • Neck-Brace Nate
  • Ned Nocancel of Nocancel Fitness
  • Never Pro Bono Bruno
  • Nicky Neon
  • Nicky Noreceipt
  • Nigel Knockoff
  • Ninety-Minute-Presentation Nora
  • No-Bid-Contract Norm
  • No-Comment Noreen
  • No-Heat Norbert
  • No-Money-Down Mickey
  • No-Refunds Ned
  • Nolan Contendere
  • Nosey Rosie Parker
  • Not-Sold-in-Stores Norris

O: 11 names

  • "Oil Slick" Slocum
  • Objection Overruled Orville
  • Odometer Otis
  • Off-the-Books Brooks
  • Off-the-Record Ozzie
  • Offshore Orson
  • Ollie Oilspot
  • Opal Overbill
  • Open-Collar Oscar
  • Operators-Are-Standing-By Stan
  • Out-of-Context Otto

P: 29 names

  • Padd & Billmore LLP
  • Padded-Invoice Pierce
  • Pageant-Host Hampton
  • Paid-Actor Patrick
  • Paige Turner, Gossip Desk
  • Party-of-the-First-Part Bart
  • Patronage Patsy
  • Pawn-Ticket Prudence
  • Payday-Loan Peyton
  • Payola Paul
  • Penny-Stock Paxton
  • Permit-Free Perry
  • Perry Jury, Esq.
  • Pete "Pre-Owned" Pruitt
  • Phil A. Buster, State Senate
  • Phil of Phil's Fine Autos
  • Photo-Op Phil
  • Piano-Bar Pierre
  • Pigeon-Drop Pete
  • Plain-Envelope Elroy
  • Plea-Deal Phineas
  • Plus-One Percy
  • Polyester Pete Pizzazz
  • Premium-Casket Clement
  • Preston Retainer III
  • Priscilla Payoff
  • Professor Placebo
  • Pump-and-Dump Duncan
  • Pyramid Pam

Q: 2 names

  • Quentin Quickexit
  • Quincy Quitclaim

R: 25 names

  • Raffle-Rigger Reggie
  • Rainmaker Roy
  • Ramona Rumormill
  • Randy Malone of Malone Motors
  • Ray Rustbucket
  • Record-Exec Rory Royalties
  • Remy Cologne
  • Rent-to-Own Rhonda
  • Restocking-Fee Reva
  • Results-Not-Typical Ty
  • Retraction Rick
  • Rex Radiant, Your Host
  • Rex Repo of Repo Depot
  • Rex Rumor
  • Rhea Porter, Tabloid Desk
  • Rhett Tainer, Esq.
  • Ricky Rebate
  • Rigged-Wheel Rollo
  • Robocall Roberta
  • Rochelle Rollover
  • Rollback Rodney
  • Ronnie Rayon
  • Roscoe Redacted
  • Roxanne Fauxfur
  • Rufus Rigged

S: 54 names

  • "Side Door" Sadler
  • "Slippery" Pete Pendergast
  • "Smiles" McGinty
  • Salvage-Title Sid
  • Sax-Solo Sawyer
  • Scandal-Sheet Sanford
  • Scoop Callahan
  • Security-Deposit Dennis
  • Senator Porkbarrel
  • Shady Grady
  • Sheila Tellall
  • Sheldon Settlewell
  • Shell-Company Shelby
  • Shifty Shep Shifter
  • Shipping-and-Handling Shane
  • Shock-Jock Jocko
  • Sid Satin
  • Side-Effects Sheridan
  • Sidebar Sid
  • Silas Sweettalk
  • Sir Cedric Sham
  • Sir Reginald Urgent-Wire
  • Sketchy Skeet Skinner
  • Skimm, Pockett & Runn LLP
  • Skip Bodyfiller
  • Skip Skylounge
  • Skip Sparkleton

S, continued

  • Slim Marginson
  • Slip-and-Fall Sully
  • Slippery Simon Skedaddle
  • Slumlord Sylvester
  • Smilin' Stan Stanhope
  • Smooth Operator Stu
  • Smooth Sammy Sidestep
  • Snoops Malloy
  • Sofa-Hostage Sylvia
  • Sonny Sharkskin
  • Spin-Doctor Sloan
  • Spin-the-Wheel Wheeler
  • Spray-Tan Stan
  • Staged-Photos Stacia
  • Stahl, Delay & Associates
  • Stakeout Stacy
  • Stan Stickerprice
  • Steak-Dinner Stetson
  • Sterling Sidehustle
  • Storm-Chaser Chase
  • Sue Emall, Attorney at Law
  • Sunny Jim Sundown of Sundown Motors
  • Super-PAC Spencer
  • Supermarket-Aisle Sal
  • Survey-Says Seymour
  • Swampland Sam
  • Sylvia Softsoap

T: 44 names

  • "The Asterisk" Astor
  • "The Closer" Cosgrove
  • "The Eel" Ellsworth
  • "The Ferret" Farnsworth
  • "The Gavel" Gavin Grubb
  • "The Handshake" Hanrahan
  • "The Mustache" Munson
  • "The Shark" Sherwood Pike
  • "The Weasel" Wexford
  • Tab Tanline
  • Table-Nine Terrence
  • Tad Actnow
  • Tanner Testimonial
  • Tawdry Audrey Tidbit
  • Teddy Tiki-Bar
  • Telephoto Ted
  • Teleprompter Terry
  • Telethon Thad
  • Ten-Percent Teddy
  • Tex Tenthcaller, Morning Drive DJ
  • The Mayor's Nephew Nash
  • Theo Shortchange

T, continued

  • Three-Card Thaddeus
  • Three-Easy-Payments Trey
  • Thurston Tort
  • Ticket-Scalper Skeeter
  • Tiffani Teaserate
  • Timeshare Terri
  • Tipline Tammy
  • Title-Loan Tobias
  • Tommy Two-Wallets
  • Tony Velour
  • Totally Real Customer Todd
  • Toupee Tony Tremaine
  • Tow-Yard Tucker
  • Trade-In Trevor
  • Trash-Bag Trent
  • Trenchcoat-Watches Waldo
  • Tripp Treblefee III
  • Trixie Tattleton
  • Trudy Tradesecret
  • Trusty Rusty Trustfund
  • Two-Drink-Minimum Manny
  • Two-Headed-Calf Cal

U: 7 names

  • "Under-the-Table" Underhill
  • Uncle Buddy of Uncle Buddy's Autos
  • Unlicensed Lyndon
  • Unnamed Insider Ingrid
  • Up-and-Coming Upton
  • Ursula Upsell
  • Used-Mattress Marty

V: 9 names

  • Valet-Joyride Vance
  • Velma Skimwell
  • Velvet-Rope Vaughn
  • Vern Varnish of Varnish Used Cars
  • Vic Velvet
  • Vic Vinyl-Top
  • Victor Verdict
  • Vince Slickwater
  • Vivica Vaporware

W: 15 names

  • "Wink-Wink" Winfield
  • Wally Warranty-Void
  • Walt "What'll It Take" Winslow
  • Waterbed Warehouse Wiley
  • Wayne Sequin
  • Wedding-Singer Wes
  • Wendell Technicality
  • Wes Whitewall
  • Wheeler-Dealer Wendell
  • Whiplash Willard, Esq.
  • Wholesale Winifred
  • Wide-Angle-Lens Wanda
  • Winston Wiretransfer
  • Winthrop Whereas
  • Wooden-Nickel Wilbur

Y: 3 names

  • You-Won't-Believe Yvonne
  • Your New Best Friend Brent
  • Your-Car's-Warranty Warren

Z: 2 names

  • Zero-Percent Zeke
  • Zoning-Board Zack