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'''Pointed-ear''' (also '''Pointed-ears''' or '''Pointed-eared''') is a racial slur/[[slang]] for a [[Romulan]] (and perhaps a [[Vulcan]]). [[Elim Garak]] used the term once, in earshot of several Romulans. ([[DS9]]: "[[Improbable Cause]]")
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'''Pointed-ear''' (also '''Pointed-ears''' or '''Pointed-eared''') is a racial slur/[[slang]] for both [[Romulan]]s and [[Vulcan]]s. [[Elim Garak]] used the term once, within earshot of several Romulans. ({{DS9|Improbable Cause}})
   
[[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]], [[Chief Medical Officer]] aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] referred to [[Commander]] [[Spock]] as a "pointy eared hobgoblin" during his many arguments with his fellow shipmate.
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[[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]], [[Chief Medical Officer]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} referred to [[Commander]] [[Spock]] as a "pointed-eared [[hobgoblin]]" during his many arguments with his fellow shipmate. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
   
After [[Benjamin Sisko]] told her she would "have made a decent Romulan", [[Jadzia Dax]] told him she preferred her [[Trill]] spots to pointed ears. ([[DS9]]: "[[In the Pale Moonlight]]")
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After [[Benjamin Sisko]] told her she would "have made a decent Romulan", [[Jadzia Dax]] told him she preferred her [[Trill]] spots to pointed ears. ({{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}})
   
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Revision as of 10:40, 4 April 2016

Pointed-ear (also Pointed-ears or Pointed-eared) is a racial slur/slang for both Romulans and Vulcans. Elim Garak used the term once, within earshot of several Romulans. (DS9: "Improbable Cause")

Doctor McCoy, Chief Medical Officer aboard the USS Enterprise referred to Commander Spock as a "pointed-eared hobgoblin" during his many arguments with his fellow shipmate. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

After Benjamin Sisko told her she would "have made a decent Romulan", Jadzia Dax told him she preferred her Trill spots to pointed ears. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")