smear word

/smɪər wərd/
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Definitions of smear word
  1. noun
    an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation
    “he used the smear word `communist' for everyone who disagreed with him”
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    type of:
    epithet, name
    a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
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