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slur

Music

a. a performance or execution of a melodic interval of two or more notes in a part

b. the curved line (⌣ or ⌢) indicating this

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Lee said he confronted the cashier who allegedly wrote the slur, but was not happy with the response.

Asian-American student branded as 'chink' at US fast food chain

they are all uneducated, violent, heavy drinkers) are reinforced by the ethnic slur (mick).

Free speech and slurs: Rights Vs. Respect

They became slurs in my head the second I learned their origin--and I don't want to use slurs.

Saying the right thing, even in private

Afew years back, translator Humphrey Davies talked about removing a slur from a book without consulting the author.

Translating and Hate: Should the Translator Be Held Responsible for 'Politically Problematic' Texts?

Julie Holmes allegedly grabbed the man's coat, hit him with her umbrella and also called him a racial slur, according to the police report.

2 jailed on racial intimidation charges

The original Slur Exercises and Chromatic Octaves has long been a valuable supplement assisting the advancing student toward "greater strength and fluency in his fingers," stated Segovia.

Slur Exercises, Trills, and Chromatic Octaves

It does not simply mean that the slur is used but it is not accompanied by the intention to derogate.

Externalistic derogation

Last month, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers was fined $100,000 for directing the same slur toward a referee.

Noah ready to 'pay the price' for anti-gay slur

The slur angered journalists in Arizona and elsewhere, and Lacey made a public apology.

Editor used racial slur

Washington blames Dempsey for slur* Isaiah Washington blamed his former costar Patrick Dempsey for provoking the homophobic slur that lead to Washington's dismissal from the popular series.

Celeb Corner

Slur rehabs are proliferating faster than nonbinding resolutions--and not a minute too soon.

Just rehab those slurs away!

Coulter made the homophobic slur about Edwards, a Democratic presidential candidate, during a Friday speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.