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[ neym-kaw-ling ] / ˈneɪmˌkɔ lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR name-calling ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe use of abusive names to belittle or humiliate another person in a political campaign, an argument, etc. Origin of name-callingFirst recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby name-callingnameable, name after, nameboard, name-brand, name-caller, name-calling, namecheck, name day, name-drop, name-dropper, name-dropping Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for name-callingThe document said Wright was condescending and had “resorted to name-calling,” though no examples were offered. Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST I'm a particular target of Taranto's name-calling, and not for the first time. James Taranto, Heckler?|David Frum|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST And all of us in a democracy should be more hesitant before resorting to name-calling and slurs. Why The Hagel Trial Balloon Popped|Gil Troy|December 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST Most candidates for high office have taken a page from ‘Honey Boo Boo’: focusing on spectacle, weird asides, and name-calling. Scott Brown-Elizabeth Warren Contest in Massachusetts: Ugliest Senate Race|Matt Latimer|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Name-calling and distortions of his plan by Democrats is not an effective long-term strategy, nor is it good for the country. Why The Screwed Generation Is Turning To Paul Ryan|Kirsten Powers|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST The ensuing battle of vituperation and name-calling brought no honor to either side. Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark|Jens Christian Aaberg
British Dictionary definitions for name-calling
nounverbal abuse, esp as a crude form of argument Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to name-callinginsult, dirty pool, dirty tricks, hatchet job, mudslinging, smear, smear campaign, ad hominem, blackening, muckraking, abusing, derogating |