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name-calling

[ neym-kaw-ling ]

noun

  1. the use of abusive names to belittle or humiliate another person in a political campaign, an argument, etc.

name-calling

noun

  1. verbal 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of name-calling1

First recorded in 1890–95

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