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22 entries under expression topic. ×
| character assassination(noun, idiom, smear, reputation) | |
| dirty politics(noun, smear, blackening) | |
| smear campaign(abuse, smear, slander, disparagement) | |
| ad hominem(noun, smear, blackening) | |
| defamation of character | |
| dirty pool(noun, smear, blackening) | |
| dirty tricks(noun, smear, blackening) | |
| hatchet job(noun, smear, blackening) | |
| personal attack(noun, smear, blackening) | |
| slanderous attack(noun, smear, blackening) | |
| black eye(disparagement, vilification, defamation) | |
| cheap shot | |
| dirty laundry | |
| dirty linen(noun, smear, slander, disparagement) | |
| idle rumor | |
| low-down dirty | |
| misrepresentation slander(abuse, slander, disparagement) | |
| running down(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement) | |
| scandalous remark(noun, smear, slander, disparagement) | |
| skeleton in closet(idiom, slander) |
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