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name-call⋅ing

  [neym-kaw-ling]
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–noun
the use of abusive names to belittle or humiliate another person in a political campaign, an argument, etc.
Origin:
1890–95
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name-call·ing   (nām'kô'lĭng)
n.  Verbal abuse; insulting language: "name-calling, mud-slinging, suits and countersuits" (Wall Street Journal).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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