mudslinging vs slander

mudslinging

noun
  • An act of making damaging or spiteful remarks with the intent to discredit. 

  • Casting aspersions with intent to discredit. 

slander

noun
  • A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement. 

  • A collection of humorous videos intended to poke fun at a certain group of people, such as a community or nation 

verb
  • To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of. 

  • To poke fun at a certain group of people 

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