Meaning & use
slur
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An insulting or disparaging remark, especially one that targets a person's race, ethnicity, or other group identity.
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The coach was suspended after using a slur against an opposing player.
The report tracked a rise in online slurs directed at minority groups.
A note on using this word
Also used in music to mean playing notes smoothly connected together, and as a verb meaning to speak indistinctly ('his words were slurred from exhaustion').
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2. verb
To pronounce words in a way that they run together and are hard to understand.
He slurred his speech after the long, exhausting flight.
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