HyperDic: names

English > 1 sense of the word names:
NOUNcommunicationnames, name callingverbal abuse
names > pronunciation
Soundsney'mz
RhymesJames
English > names: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaningverbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument.
Example"sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"
Synonymname calling
Broaderdefamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet jobA false / false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

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