单词 | name-call |
释义 | name-callv. rare. 1. transitive. To call (someone) names; to abuse verbally. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [verb (transitive)] > abuse, scold, or wrangle chidec1230 revilea1393 to call (rarely to speak) (all) to naught1542 vituperate1542 abuse1592 to speak or look daggers1603 outrage1608 cuss1831 slangwhang1880 strafe1915 slag1958 name-call1960 1960 W. F. Guess S. Carolina x. 169 Clashes..pitting unionists against nullifiers, or as they name-called each other ‘submissionists’ and ‘fire-eaters’. 1973 J. Rossiter Manipulators v. 51 Perhaps..you've been name-calling somebody. And they didn't like it. 2. intransitive. To indulge in name-calling or abusive language. ΚΠ 1988 J. Bradshaw Healing Shame that Binds i. ii. 55 She name-called, compared, yelled and did it with contempt and disgust. 1994 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 10 Dec. a14/3 Yardley unprofessionally begins name-calling, referring to Jeffries' ‘nutty fruitcake’ views. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1960 |
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