Beur
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Beur
C20: derived from backslang of the syllables of French arabe Arab
Example Sentences
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Léger was delighted to point out that until he emerged as the real author the books had seemed Beur enough to everybody.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018
Jack-Alain Léger claimed that his entire preparation for writing about Beur life consisted of a few afternoons hanging around cafés in the Barbès neighborhood of Paris.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018
Smaïl was purportedly the nom de plume of a well-educated French-born Arab, or Beur.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018
Ms. Jan de Beur took two trips a week on average last spring.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2013
But even Rye has a set of bankers with stay-at-home husbands, among them Ms. Jan de Beur, an executive in Wells Fargo’s research department, and her architect-turned-artist husband, Jim Langley.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2013
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