单词 | calling of names |
释义 | > as lemmascalling of names calling of names: the action of calling someone abusive or insulting names; name-calling. Cf. to call names at call v. Phrases 2d. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [noun] > by calling names misnaming1641 calling of names1656 name-calling1819 1656 C. Jelinger Christ & his Saints 21 You..spend your time in nothing else but telling of newes or tales, and lies, and calling of names. 1673 Bp. S. Parker Reproof Rehearsal Transprosed 251 The Disputants never come to throwing of dirt, or calling of names till they are baffled, and have nothing else to reply. 1704 T. Brown Cal. Reform'd in Duke of Buckingham et al. Misc. Wks. 217 There is such calling of Names and giving the Lye. 1723 G. James tr. J. R. de Serviez Lives & Amours of Empresses 303 From hard Words they proceeded to the bitterest Invectives, and from calling of Names to downright Blows. 1797 Scots Mag. Jan. 23/1 That lowest species of all bigotry, the calling of names, and returning evil for evil. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) iv. 40 Such a bandying of words and calling of names. 1889 Manitoba Daily Free Press 16 Oct. 2/2 We have never degenerated to the mere calling of names. 1900 Chautauquan Sept. 554/2 The calling of names is easy and futile. 1953 P. Miller New Eng. Mind II. xiv. 223 A most un-Christian calling of names. 2011 F. Wilson How to survive Titanic 234 There is no tone of vulgar recrimination, no calling of names and bringing up of useless bitterness in this gesture. < as lemmas |
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