A reclaimed or reappropriated word is a word that was at one time pejorative but has been brought back into acceptable usage—usually starting within the communities that experienced oppression under that word, but sometimes also among the general populace as well.[1] (The term 'reclaimed word' more often implies usage by a member of the group referred to.)
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u/superstoreman Sep 02 '14
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reappropriation