Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call someone every name in the book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
cal-l -some-one ev-ery -name in the -book
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
7
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To call someone many abusive names.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

calls someone every name in the book (present, singular) calling someone every name in the book (participle, present) called someone every name in the book (participle, past) called someone every name in the book (past)

Phrases

call names every trick in the book name-calling

Frequently Paired Words

call names every trick in the book name-calling

Synonyms

call someone everything but a child of God

Questions

What does call someone every name in the book mean?
To call someone many abusive names.

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