SMEAR WORD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does smear word mean? 

• SMEAR WORD (noun)
  The noun SMEAR WORD has 1 sense:

1. an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation

  Familiarity information: SMEAR WORD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SMEAR WORD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

he used the smear word 'communist' for everyone who disagreed with him

Hypernyms ("smear word" is a kind of...):

epithet; name (a defamatory or abusive word or phrase)