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  • noun Plural form of name-calling.

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Examples

  • What this speculation is suggesting is an origin for representative language in the transition between bullying and bitching, in the namings and name-callings.

    Notes on Strange Fiction: Narrative's Function (3) Hal Duncan 2008

  • What this speculation is suggesting is an origin for representative language in the transition between bullying and bitching, in the namings and name-callings.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Hal Duncan 2008

  • The subpoenas do not come out of the Democrat-bashers 'name-callings against the Democrats.

    Poll: Public Thinks Dems Are Screwing Up, But Still Likes Them 2009

  • Anyway, those multiple post name-callings were done to avoid facing the reality that NPR could not exist without a huge government subsidy.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Interviews: 2007

  • We had a few name-callings, but he was smart enough to say, we heard so-and-so, we'd say, Coach, we heard so-and-so use the ā€œNā€ word.

    Oral History Interview with Thurman Couch, February 12, 2001. Interview K-0537. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 2001

  • Q Mr. Bowles, politically speaking, after all the confrontations over the past couple of years -- the government shut-downs, name-callings, if you will -- why do you think, again politically, it came together at this point?

    Press Briefing On The Balanced Budget Agreement ITY National Archives 1997

  • One gathered that there were also quarrels at times, jealousies, name-callings, and tears.

    Cider With Rosie Lee, Laurie 1959

  • After all the name-callings Aubrey has had from the MTB crew I can understand why she wanted to defend herself.

    unknown title 2009

  • After all the name-callings Aubrey has had from the MTB crew I can understand why she wanted to defend herself.

    unknown title 2009

  • The vast majority of Americans oppose the continuing, illegal occupation of Iraq; and no amount of smears and name-callings by the pusilanimous 28 per cent of ferile chickenhawks who support the Bushit criminal enterprise will vindicate your sleazy efforts to prove your patriotism by putting party before country, wrapping yourself in the flag, and insulting that majority and their exercise of the First Amendment right simply because the dishonest, such as you, disapprove of the content of their speech.

    Balkinization 2007

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