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。
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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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6 o2 f7 o" T' t6 W- l  |. [$ N3 q. s5 a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。

! O+ {. s0 O/ t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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
7 x7 T" D2 h6 B0 I; [* mAnd if you ever saw it
9 b4 R" G: X, f5 `$ U. U0 C; W. B* P(saw it)
  k, b6 S3 {& A5 v8 R% w) i" X. OYou would even say it glows
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; ~0 N1 `! V0 l( xAll of the other reindeer
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9 a# d/ D6 c# X0 X9 wUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
5 m: O' Z5 j+ |) y7 r* aThey never let poor Rudolph
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# G9 }- O3 _9 H0 KPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
+ C5 u0 k# M$ C& c- \* tWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
4 M5 @. }# q; O! H; PThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
" X6 D3 g. R( N- ]& A(like Columbus)