His sexist slur was broadcasted across the country.
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Slur
/slɜː/
Synonyms for "slur" (334 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (67)
Noun(22 words)
aspersionassholesbelittlebigotbimbosbitchblotbocheboozersbushmancanuckchinkchinkscocksuckerscommieconnectcoonscrackercripplescunt
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cuntscurved line
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (100)
cut cornersdarkendaubdefamedefiledemilegatodenigratedip intodirectdirtydisapprovediscolordiscreditdisgracedishonordisparagedisparagementdisregarddodgedot
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examine cursorilyexecutionexposeexpose to infamyexpressionexpression markfermatafingeringfudgegarblegibbetgive the once-overglance atglissandogloss overhang in effigyhit the high spotsholdignoreimputationinnuendoinsinuationinsultintonationkey signatureknock
Related words (167)
Noun(59 words)
krautheadlamerslegato marklinklosersmacacamacumbamalignermergemickmidgetmissymotherfuckermugglemuhammadansmumblemusical symbolmutternazisnigga
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niggazniggerniggersoffenseoffense definitionpeckerwoodpejorativepejorative labelingpejorativesphrase markpommyprattlerprudepsychosqueersretardsschmucksscoldscullionscumbagssheenyshikseslagslightnessslurringslutsmearsmirchsmudgespasticsspeak rudelyspotsquawstrumpetsstupiditywetbackwetbackswhoresyokels
leadlegatolibelligaturelispmalignmarkmark of cainmeasuremetronomic markmezzo staccatomumblemusic-makingnotationobloquyodiumonuspage throughparlandopass over
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pass over lightlypauseperformancepersonal remarkpersonalitypianismpillorypilloryingpizzicatopoint champainpresaput-downreflectionrenderingrenditionrepercussionreprimandreproachrubatoscampscanscandalscandalizescorchsearsegnoshufflesignsignaturesingeskidskimskim overskim the surfaceskimpskip overslamslanderslidderslideslightslipslip throughslubberslubber overslur oversly suggestionsmearsmirchsmokesmudgesmutchsoilspatespiccatospotstaccatostainstigmastigmatismstigmatizationstigmatizestrictstricturestuttersuggestionsullyswellsymboltainttarnishtear downtempo markthumb throughtietime signaturetouchtouch upontouch upon lightlytraduceuncomplimentary remarkvilifyvinculumwhispering campaignzip through
Adjective(2 words)
motherfuckingpejorative epithet
Verb(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
26 entriesblemishdefectdenotedepreciationderogationdisparagementexpressionmarmarkmouthmusical notationmusical techniquenotationplayreferspeak
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More specific
13 entriescross staff slurcurved lineethnic slurgender slurlegato linephrase markphrase slurracial slurreligious slurslur consonantsslur syllablesslur vowelstwo note slur
Collocations
8 entriesderogatory slurderogatory termethnic slurgender slurhate termmusical slurracial slurreligious slur
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- оскърбление noun (insult or slight)
Danish
1 entries- skældsord noun (insult or slight)
Finnish
2 entries- herja noun (insult or slight)
- loukkaus noun (insult or slight)
French
2 entries- injure noun (insult or slight)
- insulte noun (insult or slight)
Galician
2 entries- alcume noun (insult or slight)
- gafume noun (insult or slight)
German
2 entries- Beleidigung noun (insult or slight)
- Verunglimpfung noun (insult or slight)
Hungarian
2 entries- gyalázkodás noun (insult or slight)
- leszólás noun (insult or slight)
Irish
1 entries- tarcaisne noun (insult or slight)
Japanese
3 entries- 卑罵語 noun (insult or slight)
- 蔑称 noun (insult or slight)
- 軽蔑語 noun (insult or slight)
Māori
1 entries- tīkai noun (insult or slight)
Polish
2 entries- obelga noun (insult or slight)
- oszczerstwo noun (insult or slight)
Portuguese
1 entries- insulto noun (insult or slight)
Russian
4 entries- инсинуа́ция noun (insult or slight)
- клеветни́ческое обвине́ние noun (insult or slight)
- оскорби́тельный намёк noun (insult or slight)
- слюр noun (insult or slight)
Spanish
3 entries- insulto discriminatorio noun (insult or slight)
- insulto racista noun (insult or slight)
- insulto étnico noun (insult or slight)
Turkish
2 entries- aşağılama noun (insult or slight)
- hakaret noun (insult or slight)
Ukrainian
1 entries- слюр noun (insult or slight)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
My uncle would always slur his words when he had had too much to drink.
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"Gypsy" is a racial slur.
Source: tatoeba (10616266)
There, hundreds of thousands of viewers watched him use an obscure racist slur to describe a cameraman working for his opponent.
Source: tatoeba (10919269)
Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.