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

"I categorically deny using a misogynistic slur 14 years ago and I'm horrified at its invention more than a decade later. It is absolutely not a word I would have used."

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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

The slur was involuntarily blurted by John Davidson, whose life experience dealing with Tourette syndrome inspired the film “I Swear.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

They left him with a clumsy left hand and a slight slur to his speech.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

Tourette’s is misunderstood, and coprolalia, a symptom of the condition that leads to involuntary swearing, slurs, or other socially unacceptable words or phrases, is even more so.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 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

"We don't want to live in a country where conversations and careers are destroyed and shut down by that most appalling of slurs," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025

This could include disciplining teachers who use antisemitic slurs or stereotypes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

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

About a week after being bitten, symptoms include tiredness, headache and symptoms of an infection including seizures, confusion or slurred speech, and loss of movement in part of the body.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

His mum, Stacey, had begun vomiting and had slurred speech after waking up.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

In order to obtain a warrant to obtain a blood draw, the officer “falsely claimed that Senator Cervantes had an unsteady gait, slurred speech, and an appearance of drowsiness,” the complaint alleges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

He screwed his eyes shut as Baba’s voice filled his mind, no longer slurred and pained, but cold and razor-thin.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

The most common symptoms are struggling to smile or raise an arm, and slurring words when speaking.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2024

“He was also badly slurring his words, raising questions about his health, and doing nothing to knock down rising concerns about his age and well-being.”

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2024

“The High Blade...,” mumbled Citra, her words slurring.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman