name calling
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In Chulucanas, residents welcomed him warmly and Hispanicized his name, calling him Father Roberto.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Democracy requires “reasoned and respectful debate,” he said, not personal attacks and name calling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
One of the concerns raised by the regulator was a section in the policy which said that harassment or bullying including intrusive behaviour, name calling or derogatory jokes were serious disciplinary offences.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
Was it all the golf he played, all the TV he watched, all the name calling?
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024
It’s as though she were saying it deliberately, Eleanor thought, telling the house she knows its name, calling the house to tell it where we are; is it bravado?
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
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