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  2. Lists of pejorative terms for people - Wikipedia

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    Lists of pejorative terms for people include: . List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names

  3. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    [10] Deformed [6] Delusional [25] Demented People with dementia [10] Deranged or mentally deranged [6] Derp: Considered by some sites to refer to people with intellectual disabilities [23] Differently abled [7] [23] Dim or dim-witted [25] DALYs/DFLYs/QALYs: Disability or Quality Adjusted (or Free) Life Years

  4. Seven dirty words - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] The FCC has never maintained a specific list of words prohibited from the airwaves during the time period from 6 am to 10 pm. The seven dirty words have been assumed to be likely to elicit indecency-related action by the FCC if uttered on a TV or radio broadcast, and thus the broadcast networks generally censor themselves with regard to ...

  5. Profanity - Wikipedia

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    Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...

  6. Exclusive-FDA staffers told that 'woman,' 'disabled' among ...

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    Some U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists have been told to stop using the words "woman," "disabled" and "elderly" in external communications, two sources familiar with the matter said ...

  7. List of age-related terms with negative connotations - Wikipedia

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    Coot: [10] A crazy and foolish old man; senile man. Cougar: [11] [12] An American slang term referring to older women who have romantic or sexual relations with younger men, although the term can also have a positive connotation depending on the situation or circumstance. Crone: [7] An ugly or witch-like old woman.

  8. Ulta apologizes for 'insensitive choice of words' about late ...

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    Ulta Beauty has issued an apology after an email was sent to customers inviting them to "hang" with late fashion icon Kate Spade, who died by suicide in 2018.

  9. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Every day (two words) is an adverb phrase meaning "daily" or "every weekday". Everyday (one word) is an adjective meaning "ordinary". [48] exacerbate and exasperate. Exacerbate means "to make worse". Exasperate means "to annoy". Standard: Treatment by untrained personnel can exacerbate injuries.