Synonyms:
name_calling, names
Meaning: verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"
Usage examples
'What funny names!
But she has got two names.
I like people with two names.
They were mighty names to him.
The Difficulty from ill Use of Names.
"How did you ever learn all their names?"
They have numbers instead of names, you see."
Their names were Peter, Isaac, Rich, and Jake.
"What absurd names!" Mrs. Merideth spoke sharply.
Some of the names, however, were afterwards changed.