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单词 name-calling
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name-callingn.

Brit. /ˈneɪmˌkɔːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈneɪmˌkɔlɪŋ/, /ˈneɪmˌkɑlɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: name n., calling n.
Etymology: < name n. + calling n., after to call (a person) names at call v. Phrases 2d.
The action or process of calling someone names; abusive language, insulting speech.
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the mind > language > malediction > [noun] > action of using abuse
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [noun] > by calling names
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1819 W. Anderson London Commerc. Dict. 804/1 They will prefer a manly negotiation on the subject, to scolding or name-calling in the papers.
1842 Spectator 19 Nov. 1115/2 The intellectual tenuity of the publication whose feats of name-calling have just been noticed.
1853 C. Dickens Another Round of Stories: Nobody's Story in Househ. Words Extra Christmas No., Dec. 35/2 Such name-calling and dirt-throwing.
1891 Tablet 10 Jan. 63 The most hopeless of all is that of name-calling.
1939 Traffic World 2 Dec. 1259/2 When a public speaker or writer begins name-calling, it is usually a sign that he lacks stronger arguments to support his views.
1965 G. Jackson Let. 16 Mar. in Soledad Brother (1971) 69 I have been subjected to the ordeal of hunger, thirst, name-calling, and other uncountable indignities.
1997 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 Aug. 64/2 Members of the various expeditions have engaged in backbiting and name-calling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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