Plural of slur
regular plural
The plural of slur is slurs.
Forms of slur
| Singular | slur /slɜː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | slurs |
| Countable | countable |
Slurs in a sentence
- In interviews, current and former students of color described an environment rife with racial insensitivity, including casual uses of slurs.2020 December 26, Dan Levin, “A Racial Slur, a Viral Video, and a Reckoning”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...
- to slur syllables; He slurs his speech when he is drunk.
- He always slurs his 'R's. I wish he'd stop mumbling.From the entry slurs
- The words "lame" and "spaz" are ableist slurs.From the entry ableist
- Yet, a top leader’s use of derogatory casteist slurs was deeply offensive.2024 November 8, Mitra Pariyar, “Dahal’s casteist slurs”, in The Kathmandu Post. From the entry casteist
Meaning of slur
- noun An insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.
- noun A derogatory term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.).
- noun A mark of dishonour; a blight or stain.
Questions about the plural of slur
- What is the plural of slur?
- The plural of slur is slurs.
- Is slur countable?
- Slur is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: slur (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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