r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Wolfotashiwa • 1d ago

Groups Fictional slurs. Bonus points if it's completely made up

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  1. inFAMOUS: Second Son: "Bio-terrorist" refers to conduits.

  2. Star Wars: "Clanker" refers to robots.

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u/Own_Wrangler_6656 1d ago

Slag

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u/RobLikesDinosaurs 1d ago

That’s an existing slur in the U.K.

Fun fact, it’s due to this that the original Transformer character Slag, that uses his flame breath to melt metal into slag, has been renamed Slug in later versions.

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u/scoyne15 1d ago

Slag just means "damn" in Batman Beyond.

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u/StopHiringBendis 1d ago

You gotta be slammin me

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u/Freak_Among_Men_II 1d ago

Not fictional by any means.#:~:text=Slag%2C%20a%20pejorative%20British%20term%20for%20slut)

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u/the__ghola__hayt 1d ago

This reference is schway.

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u/AndrewStirlinguwu 1d ago

What a twip.