slur
verb (used with object)
to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed byover ).
slurs
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pluralof slur.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof slur (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
slurverb (used with object)to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed byover ).
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for the charity Tourettes Action said it "deeply" understood the offence and harm caused by racial slurs.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
A national 2024 Center for American Progress survey found that one in three LGBTQI+ Americans experienced verbal harassment — including offensive comments, slurs and jokes — in their place of work.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026
"We don't want to live in a country where conversations and careers are destroyed and shut down by that most appalling of slurs," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
This could include disciplining teachers who use antisemitic slurs or stereotypes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Trent Bolger was not particularly creative, but he was thorough, and subtle enough to evade detection by the enforcers of Chapel Hill High School’s Zero Tolerance Policy toward racial and ethnic slurs.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
