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• disparagingly — adv. Disparagingly is used with these verbs: ↑speak …   Collocations dictionary

• List of ethnic slurs — The following is a list of ethnic slurs (ethnophaulisms) that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnicity or to refer to them in a derogatory (critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or… …   Wikipedia

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• brass ankle — noun 1. usually capitalized B&A : one of a group of people of mixed white, Indian, and Negro ancestry in So. Carolina often used disparagingly 2. : a person sometimes passing as white who is partially Negro often used disparagingly …   Useful english dictionary

• bim|bo — «BIHM boh», noun, plural bos or boes, adjective. Slang. –n. 1. a stupid or ineffectual person. 2. a man or boy; fellow (used disparagingly). 3. Slang. Used disparagingly. a frivolous or foolish woman; floozie: »She was relentlessly promoted by… …   Useful english dictionary

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• Fruit (slang) — Fruit and Fruit cake (as well as many variations) are slang Sexual s te. dyke.cite web first=Danny title=Strange Fruit publisher=Nighttours.com date=2007 url =http://www.nighttours.nl/amsterdam/gayguide/strange fruit.php accessdate=2007 11 15]… …   Wikipedia

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