Meaning of slur | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.
2. An extremely offensive and socially unacceptable term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.).
3. A mark of dishonour; a blight or stain.
4. An act of running one's words together; poor verbal articulation.
5. Any instance of separate things gradually blending together, such as heartbeats in some medical disorders.
6. A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
7. The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).

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Examples

“It seems that according to their best guess, our mother's ^([sic]) drank too much coffee or alcohol, took drugs, or were under stress during the period of our conception. Underlying all this speculation is, of course, the big slur: we're some kind of unnatural or abnormal product, outside of humanity and their religions.”

“In interviews, current and former students of color described an environment rife with racial insensitivity, including casual uses of slurs.”

“Elon Musk's recent declaration that the term "cis" is a slur indicates just how much transphobia is now central to Twitter.”

“a slur on one's reputation”

“The undeserved slur which he had cast on my management of the household did not, I am happy to say, prevent me from returning good for evil to the best of my ability, by complying with his request as readily and respectfully as ever.”

“This was a reproach to John, and a slur upon the dog; and both were alive to their misfortune.”

“And now I'm drinking too much, so I'ma talk with a slur”

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