MUDSLINGING Definition & Meaning

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mudslinging

[ muhd-sling-ing ]

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noun

an attempt to discredit one's competitor, opponent, etc., by malicious or scandalous attacks.

mudslinging

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noun

casting malicious slurs on an opponent, esp in politics

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Derived Forms

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mudslinging¹

First recorded in 1880–85; mud + sling ¹( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

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She dismissed Tory criticism as "desperate mudslinging".

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Media mudslinging abounded on various social media platforms.

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Jamie Lee Curtis apologized for her now-viral jab at Marvel Studios — made during a Comic-Con appearance — and promised to be more careful about her words in the age of internet “mudslinging.”

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Rather than receiving support amid her troubles, however, Biles became the subject of a vitriolic campaign of media mudslinging.

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Modi was involved in a highly acrimonious and mudslinging campaign with the opposition, led by Rahul Gandhi, the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family that has produced three prime ministers.

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