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- DictionarySlur/slər/
verb
- 1. speak (words or speech) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another: "he was slurring his words like a drunk"
- 2. perform (a group of two or more notes) legato: "I can play it if I don't slur the notes"
noun
- 1. an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation: "the comments were a slur on the staff"
- 2. an act of speaking indistinctly so that sounds or words run into one another or a tendency to speak in such a way: "there was a mean slur in his voice"
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If we take the strict definition of slur “a derogatory or insulting term applied to a particular group of people” then yes, it’s a slur, but one that has only become more widely regarded as such in the last 20 years or so. Not unlike “faggot,” which was also not generally considered to be as bad as racial slurs until somewhat recently.
3 days ago · slurred: 1 adj spoken as if with a thick tongue “his words were slurred ” Synonyms: thick unintelligible poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise
4 days ago · Also used to slur Cape Coloureds or Coloureds in South Africa. The association of the term "coon" with the coloured group expresses ambivalent feelings about their mixed-race ancestral background, and signifies self-deprecation, subordination, and marginalization of the underprivileged. Crow (US) a black person.
5 days ago · ethnic slur: 1 n a slur on someone's race or language Type of: aspersion , slur a disparaging remark
May 2, 2024 · Insult. (uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect. Slur. An insinuation or innuendo. Insult. (countable) Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality).
May 20, 2024 · Verbal abuse is a means of controlling and maintaining power over another person. Most people assume that if they were being verbally abused they would know about it. After all, verbal abuse often involves yelling, put-downs, name-calling, and belittling behaviors. But there is more to verbal abuse than people realize.
1 day ago · It is a racist slur in plain sight. British colonists used the word to categorise and denigrate Indigenous women. ... Her father, Ivan Couzens, established the first dictionary of the Gunditjmara ...
