A handful of casual references in which pleasure is one's own are slickly antithetical to any male musician – from Serge Gainsbourg to Skinny Puppy – who ever plunked the sound of a woman moaning into a song for the sake of masculine bravado.
A comic can take many forms – from self-published zines, hand-stapled fresh from the photocopier, to the slickly produced work of major publishers, to webcomics.
Bernardo Silva proved pesky down Monaco's right flank for a while, combining slickly with Jeremy Toulalan and Moutinho to reach the byline as Chiellini stumbled, with Barzagli instinctively deflecting the pull-back behind.
In time he will make India a success, not a continent-sized embarrassment; and the augury of that triumph is this show, slickly choreographed and punctuated by adoring Twitter messages shown on giant screens.
The Economist was among those who gave him the benefit of the doubt by endorsing "Abenomics", a slickly presented campaign promoting radical monetary easing, more government spending and far-reaching structural reforms.
The slickly safe-seeming software that has inveigled itself so completely into modern society is largely built upon computer code written decades ago that acquired new uses and features as an old house acquires coats of paint.
Russians are brilliant at geeky jobs, but less good at soothing nervous clients, patiently sitting through meandering brainstorming sessions, planning ahead and presenting their work slickly.
The sport's original rules were set by Britain's Royal Automobile Club.But in the past ten years Formula One has become arguably the most slickly marketed sport of all; so much so in fact that it is now closer to being an advertising brand than a dull affair of axles and gearboxes.
However slickly the Islamists repackage themselves, a strain of intolerance runs through them, particularly in religion.
An event at an animal-feed factory on the outskirts of Cedar Rapids is slickly managed, with stirring music from the film "Air Force One" and mini-cupcakes and nutritional supplements (courtesy of the factory) for all.
"Abenomics", the prime minister's slickly marketed programme, is looking to many Japanese like a prescription that is benefiting only the rich and big business.
