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

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！
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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( T8 d4 i( Q1 i. Y2 ^Had a very shiny nose
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8 z9 P' d* E1 z& W9 M/ L, lAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
1 m# X+ e4 B! f, b0 fAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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  C( }' E" M$ Y1 s4 ?Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
9 o& U  ~8 o' I, e- r( ^Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
3 s+ N# j" g- O3 ]8 e. \And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)