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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, x' L3 r1 b5 K: ]9 m! R7 c. y昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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8 h/ `8 c8 p) ]2 n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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7 d' a) z/ ]# j) A% G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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6 |* ?6 U8 s5 K$ o  E% Fbtw,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！

( w, Y8 X0 X5 T5 |Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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+ r/ o) ]  r0 {: l2 i% XAnd if you ever saw it
% _  Z0 @- B% |2 a(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
; F$ ~2 {0 m- X/ VThey never let poor Rudolph
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' P: \3 g) ]8 {  l) Y5 G: \4 KPlay in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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+ r5 f! k  v$ t& m- Q9 |1 [Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
6 t" F/ |0 C2 P  A8 q& mThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
: S; P8 x9 a9 i& q6 AAnd they shouted out with glee
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4 G7 g: S& v, k- c' b7 z) [; a"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)