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English noun: names

1. names (communication) verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument


SamplesSticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me.


Synonymsname calling


Broader (hypernym)calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement









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