teflon

adjective2

1. •
   Non-stick, slick.
2. •
   (figurative) Able to easily shrug off or deflect criticism or blame.

noun1

1. •
   Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene, PTFE.

   • ...tweeting in defiance at all those horrendous scandals that were meant to destroy his campaign. He made teflon look sticky. — 2016

adjective1

1. •
   (informal) Having an undamageable reputation (by analogy with nonstick Teflon surfaces).

   • But Ronald Reagan, by everybody's definition, was the Teflon president, and it wasn't that the media tried to touch him and failed. — 1995

noun2

1. •
   Multiple film, resin, coatings, fabric and surface protectors made with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) or fluoropolymer and surfactants not made with PTFE.

   • ...tweeting in defiance at all those horrendous scandals that were meant to destroy his campaign. He made teflon look sticky. — 2016
2. •
   Synonym of polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”).