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Meaning
Noun
●
An
insult
or slight.
An
extremely
offensive
and
socially
unacceptable
term
targeted
at a group of people (such as an
ethnicity
,
sexual orientation
, etc.).
●
A
mark
of
dishonour
; a
blight
or stain.
●
An
act
of
running
one's
words
together;
poor
verbal
articulation.
●
In Music:
A set of
notes
that are
played
legato
, without
separate
articulation.
●
In Music:
The
symbol
indicating
a
legato
passage
,
written
as an
arc
over the
slurred
notes
(not to be
confused
with a tie).
●
In
knitting machines
, a
device
for
depressing
the
sinkers
successively
by
passing over
them.
Verb
●
To
insult
or slight.
●
To
run
together; to
articulate
poorly.
●
In Music:
To
play
legato
or without
separate
articulation
; to
connect
(notes) smoothly.
●
To
soil
; to
sully
; to
contaminate
; to disgrace.
●
To
cover
over; to
disguise
; to
conceal
; to
pass over
lightly
or with little notice.
●
To
cheat
, as by
sliding
a
die
; to trick.
●
In Printing:
To
blur
or double, as an
impression
from type; to mackle.
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Origin
slur
English
slore
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
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