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。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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, j! n, p/ z/ g( i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。

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)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
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(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
- a0 O% B9 o/ J; J  y(like Pinochio)
- M: h' k3 f5 [+ o, w8 ~: cThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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+ B  P2 y7 t2 GThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
) ?6 R$ x9 U4 x$ Z% w2 vRudolph with your nose so bright
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; q7 x5 }2 Z4 ?- _2 ?# sThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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* e2 Z9 S# k" T/ p4 e; ]  s* h"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)