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 M! Y( _% J9 p; W* s( l- }; B( Zcall sb's name。
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昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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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+ F1 N! R: ^$ A9 D  N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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
6 s& k* r' I& S& O; \( xHad a very shiny nose
+ ]* e) o- U+ p6 U" t4 y! F(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
( q/ b8 [5 m/ ~5 Q/ w% `3 Y* y7 aYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
3 M# R0 l8 N# j, A(like Pinochio)
1 s/ L% _; W- S- |They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
& P* `6 L% K/ y9 h7 P% mPlay in any reindeer games
8 ]8 e' u; s* x9 E) A(like Monopoly)

" {: u+ _$ M. e1 z7 `Then one foggy Christmas Eve
- E! ]  \7 C1 D( `( A8 ~+ VSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
0 `/ }9 _* P1 {; {$ LRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
8 Q/ _1 x- D) {' X0 h, W9 t7 m) l/ XThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
' ~' B6 ?% T+ O- E+ U"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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