smear word

smear word
a slanderous, vilifying epithet.

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  • 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

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  • 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

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