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called out of one's name

called out of one's name is the simple past and past participle of call out of one's name.

Meaning of call out of one's name

Verb

call out of one's name (third-person singular simple present calls out of one's name, present participle calling out of one's name, simple past and past participle called out of one's name)

  1. (now chiefly African-American Vernacular, formerly more widespread) To call someone by a name other than their actual name; to misname.
    • ‘Mrs. Pettican,’ she said to me, which I call it better manners than callin’ you Cook as they mostly do, as though they paid your wages for the right of callin’ you out of your name-1930, Dorothy Sayers, Strong Poison
  2. (now chiefly African-American Vernacular, formerly more widespread) To swear at (someone); to curse out.
    • 'Get out of my house, you wh—e!' to which she added another name, which we do not care to stain our paper with: it was a monosyllable beginning with a b—[. ... Betty replied] 'I am a woman as well as yourself,' she roared out, 'and no she-dog; and if I have been a little naughty, I am not the...1832, Henry Fielding, The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, page 66

Questions about called out of one's name

What is called out of one's name the simple past and past participle of?
Called out of one's name is the simple past and past participle of call out of one's name.

Words near called out of one's name in the dictionary

  1. called off
  2. called off the dogs
  3. called on the carpet
  4. called onto the carpet
  5. called out
  6. called out of one's name
  7. called out sick
  8. called outta one's name
  9. called over
  10. called roll
  11. called round

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