1
as in insults
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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as in stains
a mark of guilt or disgrace
your drunken behavior at the wedding has cast a slur on this family
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Recent Examples of slurs
Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 June 2026
For almost a decade, the company headed by Elon Musk has been trying to fend off allegations that the assembly line in Tesla’s Fremont plant was a hostile work environment filled with racist slurs, graffiti and drawings of nooses and swastikas.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The lawsuit filed Thursday by Karen Read against Massachusetts State Police and Canton Police revealed a long history of disturbing text messages between former police officers Michael Proctor and Sean Goode that allegedly included racial slurs, sexist comments and other offensive material.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Another shows Michael using homophobic slurs.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Though the term got its footing in meme culture, some are concerned about its closeness, in spelling and use, to other racial slurs.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Season 8 of the show hasn’t even begun airing, and someone has already been ejected from the villa for using racial slurs on social media.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 May 2026
They are subjected to racist slurs.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
In 2007, an Arab officer accused Feldman and other officers of using racist slurs and making derogatory jokes about his identity.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
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Later the same season, Cierra Ortega was also dismissed for using racial slurs, this time against Asian people.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 June 2026
For almost a decade, the company headed by Elon Musk has been trying to fend off allegations that the assembly line in Tesla’s Fremont plant was a hostile work environment filled with racist slurs, graffiti and drawings of nooses and swastikas.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
The lawsuit filed Thursday by Karen Read against Massachusetts State Police and Canton Police revealed a long history of disturbing text messages between former police officers Michael Proctor and Sean Goode that allegedly included racial slurs, sexist comments and other offensive material.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Another shows Michael using homophobic slurs.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Though the term got its footing in meme culture, some are concerned about its closeness, in spelling and use, to other racial slurs.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Season 8 of the show hasn’t even begun airing, and someone has already been ejected from the villa for using racial slurs on social media.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 May 2026
They are subjected to racist slurs.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
In 2007, an Arab officer accused Feldman and other officers of using racist slurs and making derogatory jokes about his identity.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurs
Noun
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Aiyuk appears to direct two common insults at the subject of the video — almost certainly the 49ers — by using the literal, nonprofane meanings of the terms rather than saying the vulgar words themselves.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The hail of insults pouring from the Cubs dugout grew louder and nastier.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Use a baking soda paste to help with stubborn stains.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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To wash a pet’s bed, vacuum it first to pick up fur, then spot-treat any stains before laundering it according to the care tag instructions.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Is that panic, when the flute trills high?—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One of the few blots on last summer’s Leeds copybook.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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The songs spread outward from Morris’ small voice like paper towel blots.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Social-media platforms are filled with short-form videos that clumsily grapple with stigmas surrounding height supremacy.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Despite the mountain of research supporting these interventions, stigmas and biases remain.—
Karen R. Studer,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Richard Marx croons his way onto Billboard’s jazz charts for the first time in a career as a lead recording artist that dates back almost 40 years.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
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Murray — beloved for iconic roles in Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Caddyshack and other films — croons spirited renditions of timeless songs, from Bob Dylan to the Kinks to Tommy Tutone.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cobbled together as a mixtape from a collection of leaks—allegedly because Veeze was holding onto a payload of Carti tracks—the tape hums along with a looseness that could only come from not being edited to death.—
Matthew Ritchie,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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Michelle Williams On a cool spring morning at Booker Vineyard in Paso Robles, California, a drone hums low over the Syrah block.—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Slurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurs. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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