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call names

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[call names] {v. phr.}

To use ugly or unkind words when speaking to someone or when talking about someone. — Usually used by or to children.

* /Bill got so mad he started calling Frank names./

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	call ⁴³ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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