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a slanderous, vilifying epithet.
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smear word
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smear word — noun an epithet that can be used to smear someone s reputation he used the smear word communist for everyone who disagreed with him • Hypernyms: ↑name, ↑epithet * * * noun : an epithet applied to a person or group in order to degrade, blacken, or … Useful english dictionary
smear word — /ˈsmɪə wɜd/ (say smear werd) noun a slanderous or defaming term or epithet …
smear — Synonyms and related words: anoint, apply paint, asperse, aspersion, attack, attaint, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, beat, bedaub, bedizen, beeswax, befoul, begild, begrime, bend sinister, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, besmutch, besoil,… … Moby Thesaurus
smear — I UK [smɪə(r)] / US [smɪr] verb Word forms smear : present tense I/you/we/they smear he/she/it smears present participle smearing past tense smeared past participle smeared 1) [transitive] to spread a soft or liquid substance on a surface in an… … English dictionary
Smear (cards) — Infobox CardGame title =Smear subtitle = image link = image caption = alt names = Schmeir type = trick taking players = 2 4 play = card rank = A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 ages = num cards= 52 card deck = Anglo American origin = North America… … Wikipedia
smear test — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms smear test : singular smear test plural smear tests medical British a medical test in which a doctor takes cells from the entrance to a woman s womb (= the part of her body where a baby grows) to check for… … English dictionary
smear campaign — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms smear campaign : singular smear campaign plural smear campaigns a series of attempts to damage someone s reputation by telling lies about them … English dictionary
smear campaign — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. an underhanded campaign to ruin someone s reputation. The politicians launched smear campaigns against each other. SYN.: mudslinging, character assassination, slander, public denigration,… … English dictionary for students
schmier, schmeer, smear — A currently popular slang expression meaning everything is the Whole schmier (or schmeer or smear). It is not clear what spelling is intended or correct. The most common spelling is smear, a word defined as meaning an oily substance and a smudge … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
cervical smear — noun a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells • Syn: ↑Pap smear, ↑Papanicolaou smear • Hypernyms: ↑smear, ↑cytologic smear, ↑cytosmear • Part Holo … Useful english dictionary
