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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call sb's name。
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5 p9 i. `9 ]/ z: I1 M. G2 k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。

6 c, Z% I% a' y. m  O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
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(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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& E% ^+ L7 [7 H/ HThey never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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5 R4 m5 F$ Q" j. \! eRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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9 z4 X$ k$ B& w8 A; i* N7 LAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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