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name-calling

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name-call·ing (nmkôlng)
n.
Verbal abuse; insulting language: "name-calling, mud-slinging, suits and countersuits" (Wall Street Journal).
name-calling
n
verbal abuse, esp as a crude form of argument
Translations
name-calling [ˈneɪmkɔːlɪŋ] N → insultos mpl, ofensas fpl
name-calling
n → Beschimpfung(en) f(pl), → Schimpferei(en) f(pl)
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