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1
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
- a rowdy group of patrons was kicked out of the theater for shouting slurs
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2
a mark of guilt or disgrace
- your drunken behavior at the wedding has cast a slur on this family
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The first known use of slur was in 1609
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