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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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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0 C4 S9 C7 S0 Y, w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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3 H! J( n6 B. S; h! n+ E4 WRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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" k- [: b2 A: E0 G# {Had a very shiny nose
2 Q! @& D; e8 Y9 E% Y' e(like a light bulb)
+ h5 {+ m0 K5 EAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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/ f! ?) I: }6 O& o0 yAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
' d: l; v7 g/ o1 g* q& w+ bThey never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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! `1 i6 t: N5 _! EThen one foggy Christmas Eve
, b( N. ]- r! ^5 f) tSanta came to say
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( E3 D3 I; E% j1 T  FRudolph with your nose so bright
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Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
9 `' _  L9 \! Y  |, i( I"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)