请问什么叫name calling

雲吞

字典上说，name calling的一个主要的含义是verbal abuse

但不明白为什么叫name calling

Xbfeng

给别人起带有污辱性的绰号叫做Name Calling。

sweatheart

简单的说是骂人吗

失落的我

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9 D4 H9 G0 `3 u. _% }昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

, j. h. I0 F' [$ s/ ~% }我这个气啊，输就输了，骂人干什么。

三思

就是起外号，比如小四眼啥的。名词，表示这个行为。
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- m. a* p2 c0 M, K: U著名圣诞歌曲红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫，就是典型的name calling. 歌词中有一句“Used to laugh and call him names” 就是起外号的动词形式，注意，叫谁的名字是call sb's name, 但是call sb names就是起外号了。
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btw,这是我最喜欢的一首圣诞歌曲，我觉得all of the other reindeer赤裸裸的势利眼形象太可爱了！
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  `, k/ j( O9 c- zRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
6 R" b% T8 n" ~! F% A3 B4 }Had a very shiny nose
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* i+ n( s/ S# a+ }5 L' L4 B6 z' CAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
- u3 v5 R. t) ]! a2 n" y& C1 nWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
  i% q" D# x5 ]! Q/ Q9 q* xThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
" n% ^7 b# p! s, n- ?And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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5 d* S0 \+ i9 {You'll go down in history!"
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