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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call sb's name。

8 i# E9 r0 b2 e3 v/ z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。
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2 i7 z& I( C. e1 [+ \) J8 Z# r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。

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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1 p& [0 M1 u  q% mRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
3 O3 J0 N; D! a  e  c  I(like a light bulb)
# q0 L% t9 D1 G( H6 d9 ^( m2 |* QAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
3 \2 q  u+ F: K, E% r* a6 nYou would even say it glows
( R2 j' u2 f: {(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
# a$ v5 v3 b( u" \( jUsed to laugh and call him names
* g, r" z4 k: ^8 _4 Y4 Q: o(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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2 w5 e; Y) _8 ~Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
) h% w: A' @5 E8 O7 P' t3 S9 c. hSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
4 T: t, |2 C# y' j9 u4 r& c2 O" B(loved him)
5 F5 h- r( t( E9 PAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
- [8 r/ B4 T0 ^(like Columbus)