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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blur, dim |
| Type of | weaken |
| Has types | efface, obliterate |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aspersion |
| Type of | derogation, disparagement, depreciation |
| Has types | ethnic slur |
it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility.
slur::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | musical notation |
| Has types | tie |
Examples of slur
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Does saying that any particular racial slur is paradigmatic minimize all others?
From the theatlantic.com
DeArellano told investigators Wynn beat him after DeArellano used a racial slur.
From the newsobserver.com
Thus a man from China, or a Chinaman, would be referred to as Chin-chin, a slur.
From the economist.com
They had a racial slur, yes, but then they dealt with it in a satisfying manner.
From the economist.com
Collins later told the station that the fan spit on him and used a racial slur.
From the suntimes.com
Well not everyone in Page is a pot smoking hippie, and I resent the slur as well.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Criticism of the government or the ANC is increasingly depicted as a racist slur.
From the economist.com
The SEIU member used a racial slur against Kenneth, then punched him in the face.
From the infowars.com
From the east, an overlapping series of dark green ridge lines slur into the sea.
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- (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
- Play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
- Aspersion: a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
- Speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
- Smudge: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
- Utter indistinctly
- A slur is a symbol in Western musical notation indicating that the notes it embraces are to be played without separation. ...
- Relaxed pronunciation (also called condensed pronunciation or word slurs) is a phenomenon that happens when the syllables of common words are slurred together. ...
- An insult or slight; A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation; The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes; To insult or slight; To run together; to articulate poorly; To play legato or without separate articulation
