name calling

name calling (countable and uncountable, plural name callings)

1. Alternative form of name-calling.
   • 2011 September 15, Lisa Belkin, “Preschoolers, Name Calling and the Authorities”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 September 2011:

     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?

   • 2012 July 17, “Photos: Nazi name calling”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[2], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 March 2026:

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

   • 2015 August 13, “Jeremy Corbyn: name calling changes nothing - video”, in The Guardian‎^[3], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 August 2015:

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

name calling

1. present participle and gerund of name call