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slur

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4 lettersPronunciation /slɜː/Part of speech verb, nounSorted lrsuStarts with SEnds with R0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. become vague or indistinct

Word origin

From Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”). Cognate with Middle Low German sluren (“to trail in mud”). Also related to dialectal Norwegian sløra (“to be careless, to scamp, dawdle”), Danish sløre (“to wobble, be loose”) (especially for wheels); compare Old Norse slóðra (“to drag oneself along”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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

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