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   slur

   /sləː/

   verb

   • 1. speak (words) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another: "he was slurring his words like a drunk"
   • ▪ (of words or speech) be slurred: "his speech was beginning to slur"
   • ▪ pass over (a fact or aspect) so as to conceal or minimize it: "essential attributes are being slurred over or ignored"
   • 2. perform (a group of two or more notes) legato: "I can play it if I don't slur the notes"
   • ▪ mark (notes) with a slur.
   • 3. make damaging or insulting insinuations or allegations about: US "I was not trying to slur the integrity of the committee"

   noun

   • 1. an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation: "the comments were a slur on staff at the hospital"
   • ▪ a derogatory or insulting term applied to particular group of people: "a racial slur"
   • 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 trace of a slur in his voice"
   • 3. a curved line used to show that a group of two or more notes are to be sung to one syllable or played or sung legato.

   Word Origin Middle English: originally as noun in sense ‘thin, fluid mud’, later as verb meaning ‘smear, smirch’, ‘disparage (a person)’, ‘gloss over (a fault)’.

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   What does slur mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SLUR definition: 1. to pronounce the sounds of a word in a way that is wrong or not clear: 2. to sing or play notes…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to slur a candidate?

   • A slur is an insulting remark. In a political campaign, it’s not unheard of for a candidate to launch a slur at her opponent, though doing so is usually frowned upon. Slur can also be used as a verb meaning “to insult,” and it has a number of additional meanings as well. To slur one’s speech is to pronounce words in a clumsy, lazy way.

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   What is a slur on the integrity of the police?

   • A slur is an insulting remark which could damage someone's reputation. This is yet another slur on the integrity of the police. If someone slurs their speech or if their speech slurs, they do not pronounce each word clearly, because they are drunk, ill, or sleepy. He repeated himself and slurred his words more than usual.

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   What is a sexual slur?

   • The key here is that the person using the slur intends to harm the person so labeled by associating them with a sexual minority. The motivation for using an sexual slur is often sexism and/or anti-gay bias.

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