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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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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. Z, M. P9 m& ]( ?, ]4 v6 x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！

, S6 q& N! ^' m& @( |. mRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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. t0 R0 Y, p5 E2 h/ t7 o1 `And if you ever saw it
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* _4 F* [5 v- [+ c& x2 IYou would even say it glows
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* Z7 G8 J# ~* _- lAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
; S' s% l# y" G6 T3 jUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
1 S, K1 g/ [4 p, B6 I) L1 ]1 ZThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
1 W0 M5 g2 @+ u: }- z( JPlay in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
5 ^. R8 k# r+ b' G0 f* eWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
! ?& ^( k) H5 y" QThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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- r* l  X( O6 N2 R6 d3 n% N"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
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