r-slur

r-slur

English

Alternative forms

• "R" slur, 'r' slur, R slur, r slur, R-slur

Noun

r-slur (plural r-slurs)

1. (euphemistic) The word retard or retarded.
   • 2019 March 11, laneloveslipstick, “Plouise’s response to being called a racist after singing the N word at a Drake concert”, in Reddit‎, BeautyGuruChatter, archived from the original on 2022-09-09:

     admittedly as a kid/teen i would say the r-slur without second thought, as a synonym for “stupid” or “ridiculous.” the first time it was brought to my attention how insensitive that is, i stopped saying it immediately.

   • 2020 August 14, [e-mail], “Bandit batteries (')”, in alt.alt, Usenet‎, retrieved 2022-09-09:

     You can't say the n-word, we're not black. You shouldn't use f-slur, you're not gay. Or the r-slur, that's ableist.

   • 2021 August 22, SOAustralia, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2022-09-09:

     Did you know that 70% of social media posts about intellectual disabilities are negative?
     
     The R-word, also known as the R-slur, is a hurtful term that remains prevalent throughout social media. Practice Inclusion: End the Use of the R-Word.

Synonyms

• r-word