Are Slurs Curse Words?

Though slurs are considered profanity by definition, being both socially offensive and strongly impolite, profanity can be used in a non-targeted manner where slurs cannot.

What makes a word a curse word?

For a word to qualify as a swear word it must have the potential to offend – crossing a cultural line into taboo territory. As a general rule, swear words originate from taboo subjects. ... These words are uttered so rarely that they still have the power to make people cringe.

What words are not cuss words?