mudslinging
[ muhd-sling-ing ]
/ ˈmʌdˌslɪŋ ɪŋ /
noun
an attempt to discredit one's competitor, opponent, etc., by malicious or scandalous attacks.
Origin of mudslinging
1880–85;
mud +
slinging
OTHER WORDS FROM mudslinging
mud·sling·er, nounWords nearby mudslinging
mudpuppy,
mudra,
mudsill,
mudskipper,
mudslide,
mudslinging,
mudspate,
mudspringer,
mudstone,
mudsucker,
mudéjar
Example sentences from the Web for mudslinging
I believe this kind of mudslinging makes Clinton more, not less, likely to run.
Without these anonymous assassins, candidates would have to do their own mudslinging—right up front for the voters to see.
And all that mudslinging came from the power players within the party.
Why death is used as yet another excuse for mudslinging and party rhetoric.
British Dictionary definitions for mudslinging
mudslinging
/ (ˈmʌdˌslɪŋɪŋ) /
noun
casting malicious slurs on an opponent, esp in politics