three-name en · VERB
Meanings
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(US, slang) The act of vocatively referring to someone (usually a child in one's family) using their full legal name (first, middle, and last) in order to emphasize a scolding.
Mom got super mad: she three-named my little brother as he made eye contact and dumped his noodles on the floor. "John Paul Smith, don't you dare dump those noodles on the floor!"
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| three-naming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| three-names | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| three-named | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| three-named | Tense=Past | lexicographic |