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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; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with ...
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Psychiatrist Henry Maudsley initially argued that degenerate family lines would die out with little social consequence, but later became more pessimistic about the effects of degeneration on the general population; [15] Maudsley also warned against the use of the term "degeneration" in a vague and indiscriminate way.
Barely legal: [6] A term used to market pornography featuring young people who are "barely legal" (only just reached legal age of majority or the age of consent, or both). The term fetishizes young people sexually. Bed blocker: [7] A derogatory term used to describe older people taking up hospital beds in a healthcare system.
Some usages identified as American English are common in British English; e.g., disk for disc. A few listed words are more different words than different spellings: "aeroplane/airplane", "mum/mom". See also: American and British English differences, Wikipedia:List of common misspellings and Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English
The majority of Aaron Spelling’s estate went to his wife, Candy Spelling, after he died of complications from a stroke in 2006. He also reportedly suffered from Alzheimer's disease .
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Low-life (plural: low-lifes) (or lowlife) is a term for a person who is of low social status due to their low moral character.Examples of people typically referred to as low-life include bullies, criminals, drug dealers, freeloaders, bums, drunkards, gangsters, sex offenders, pimps, aggressive panhandlers, scammers, and thieves.