| NOUN | communication | names, name calling | verbal abuse |
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| Sounds | ney'mz | |
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| Rhymes | James | |
| Meaning | verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument. | |
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| Example | "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" | |
| Synonym | name calling | |
| Broader | defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job | A false / false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |
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