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
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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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昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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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。

) O1 L4 J/ l# H1 G/ y$ }2 |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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2 s$ U# n- o, y! [6 YRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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& K9 f8 L% t& M4 l' e" {: iHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
( d7 V4 @# M9 m0 j& OYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
  i# m/ d* A- J. ~& T2 G! D( |Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
4 H5 g/ x" c+ f$ p/ Y; B3 G4 iThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
$ h8 O0 \5 ?7 ^Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
6 Q: G" I2 n1 p- v) @2 VSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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1 Y9 {! O- V& J* k; h* R3 \* Y0 gAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
- b5 ^( d4 @  X"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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