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name-calling

[ neym-kaw-ling ]
/ ˈneɪmˌkɔ lɪŋ /
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noun
the use of abusive names to belittle or humiliate another person in a political campaign, an argument, etc.
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Origin of name-calling

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby name-calling

nameable, name after, nameboard, name-brand, name-caller, name-calling, namecheck, name day, name-drop, name-dropper, name-dropping
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Words related to name-calling

insult, ad hominem, blackening, dirty pool, dirty tricks, hatchet job, muckraking, mudslinging, smear, smear campaign, abusing, derogating

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British Dictionary definitions for name-calling

name-calling
noun
verbal abuse, esp as a crude form of argument
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