three-name
English
editVerb
editthree-name (third-person singular simple present three-names, present participle three-naming, simple past and past participle three-named)
- (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!"
Usage notes
editA person with more or fewer than three names is still three-named when referred to by their full legal name, e.g. Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon, George Raymond Richard Martin, Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo