slur

Once a slur that implied homosexuality was shamefully deviant, “queer” was “reclaimed” in the 1980s by gay activists as a synonym for “gay.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

That this didn’t happen has sparked a back-and-forth about culpability, with Deadline reporting BAFTA’s assurance that it made the BBC and the broadcast’s producers aware that the slur was audible shortly after Davidson blurted it.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026

Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy described the broadcast of the slur as "completely unacceptable and harmful", saying the BBC "must ensure that this never happens again".

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

The BBC's chief content officer Kate Phillips told staff the BBC took "full responsibility" for what happened, adding that another racial slur had been edited out of the broadcast.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Theo resented Hoo's slur on the family business.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

While free speech is an important principle, it doesn’t shield people from consequences—especially when their past actions include repeated antisemitic slurs that have caused real harm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Ceremony host Alan Cumming described the night as "trauma triggering", adding: "We were all let down by decisions made to both broadcast slurs and censor free speech."

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

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

So if you are wondering how to play slurs on your guitar or staccato on your clarinet, ask your music teacher or director.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

And more serious concerns such as a stroke need to be ruled out when dizziness or vertigo is accompanied by severe imbalance, double vision, slurred speech, weakness, numbness, trouble walking or decreased alertness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

He skipped over and slurred words as he tried to maintain an artificially quick tempo.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

In the episode, Dane’s speech is noticeably slurred, and he sits in a motorized wheelchair while speaking to Falchuk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

The main symptoms can happen suddenly and may include facial weakness, arm weakness and slurred speech.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

Even with a reconstructed jaw, her father still slurred his words a little, but Siobhan had grown to understand his speech.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Chopin sought to convey these moods through explicit performing directions about fingering, pedaling and slurring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

A prominent Australian television reporter apologised Thursday after slurring her way through a live broadcast from the Winter Olympics in a clip that went viral.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

An Australian sports presenter has apologised after a clip of her slurring her way through a live cross from the Winter Olympics in Italy went viral, with even Australia's prime minister weighing in.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

In the beginning, he said, “The discord and division of our country must be healed,” slurring the word, “discord.”

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2024

“I’m going home,” I said, my frozen lips slurring the words.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam