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This tag is for questions about pejorative language. Pejorative language is any language that portrays someone or something in a negative light, no matter whether it is intended to be disparaging and derogatory, contemptuous or disapproving, belittling or offensive, or even abusive. It’s anything that makes someone or something look bad.
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How to communicate the idea of a "brown-noser" without the vulgar connotations?
Example sentence: "Did you hear what Bob said about the company track record in our employee meeting yesterday? He's a politically savvy career diplomat."
Interestingly, when people in power curry fa …
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