SLUR
NOUNS
► MUDBALL an insult, slur, jibe → 1846
PHRASES
► BLACK IS THE WHITE OF MY EYE there is a slur on my character → 1844 Sc.
► BLACK’S MY NAIL there is a slur on my character → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
VERBS
► CLIP THE KING’S ENGLISH to slur one’s words when drunk; hence, to be drunk → L17 sl.
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