name calling

plural name callings

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of name-calling.

   The candidate adds that people are not interested in name calling, which he say changes nothing

   2015 August 13, “Jeremy Corbyn: name calling changes nothing - video”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2015

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   On the other hand, schools have seen the very real and devastating effects of classmates wielding words like weapons. So what should schools do about name calling?

   2011 September 15, Lisa Belkin, “Preschoolers, Name Calling and the Authorities”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2011

   Disliking viewpoints has spurred Nazi name calling in the entertainment and political worlds. Who’s called whom a “Nazi” recently?

   2012 July 17, “Photos: Nazi name calling”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Mar 2026

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of name call