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call someone names to call someone by an abusive or insulting name. Billy cried when the other kids called him names. John was punished for calling his teacher names. call somebody names to use impolite or unpleasant words to describe someone I was afraid that if I wore glasses to school, the other kids would call me names. It's a good thing he didn't hear me earlier - I was calling him all the names under the sun. (= using a lot of impolite words to describe him) call somebody names to use rude or insulting words to describe someone He was calling me names because he disagreed with something I'd written. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The jolly old grandfather unto this, retorts, not only that he declines to fork out with that cheerful readiness which is always so agreeable and pleasant in a gentleman of his time of life, but that he will bow up, and call names, and make reflections whenever they meet. But now Marija was able to call names in English, and so she got the woman who made the mistake to disliking her. "Don't call names," Dobbin said, getting off the bench very nervous. |
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