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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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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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。

0 N9 T( T, k; Q% {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！

; i' X% E& |+ g5 p2 s7 p, X& T8 tRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
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8 X: j7 `) A0 U* x& zAnd if you ever saw it
# o: F7 k: t( @7 s(saw it)
) }; b  D+ H* s+ b" Z6 t  tYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
# \  X0 k7 }& |$ P- \0 U4 f& P6 xAll of the other reindeer
# {8 v% u# X  |% Q% b7 h$ p1 P(reindeer)
: Q) o& B! l- c" f" z) DUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
/ ?' ?$ r! w7 a9 U+ XThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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; q" A8 m* d, |0 {9 NRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
$ [# Z# z3 ]' S, p* C1 D5 J(loved him)
+ k. O$ G" Z' v+ A4 GAnd they shouted out with glee
: ~! L9 ]* |. Y( @. U  M(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
0 ^( S: y+ o1 f9 Q6 W2 ]: u(reindeer)
9 |, \0 S/ S  k# [You'll go down in history!"
+ j$ Y1 A& {9 U1 \7 I(like Columbus)