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names

DEFINITIONS OF: names

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n verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

“sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me”
Synonyms:
name calling
Type of:
calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement
a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
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