Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

name-call

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: name--call
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of call names (“to use (offensive or derogatory names, labels, or insults) against (someone), typically to demean or attack them verbally”).

Example Sentences

"The other side can label and name-call all they want, but I trust the American people to recognize that it is not surrender to end the war in Iraq so that we can rebuild our military and go after Al Qaida's leaders."
"Mr. [Rupert] Murdoch also used his Twitter account to graphically name-call celebrities in Britain who were advocating laws to curb invasions of privacy, but that tweet has been removed from his timeline."
"“You might hear some noise out there, and people who show up from places like California from seven months ago, who want to name-call me this or that,” Mr. [Sam] Brown told attendees, according to a recording obtained by The New York Times."

Inflected Forms

name-calls (present, singular) name-calling (participle, present) name-called (participle, past) name-called (past) name call (alternative) namecall (alternative)

Phrases

call names name-caller name-calling

Frequently Paired Words

call names name-caller name-calling

Synonyms

call names

Questions

What does name-call mean?: Synonym of call names (“to use (offensive or derogatory names, labels, or insults) against (someone), typically to demean or attack them verbally”).

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