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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8 N! e  W& R6 _3 X* v& E6 W) H9 acall sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

5 U' X6 J, N) t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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' j8 Y' n- e+ m+ ?9 URudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
- d5 ?  J- c% r6 `1 \4 vYou would even say it glows
( u; Z: k! ]( |. j' P$ B' i$ p(like a flash light)
$ I: ?: T+ _3 }  ~' s* ?# dAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
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6 Q% o4 @8 p7 a2 v0 @0 h5 i+ q$ A# MThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)
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, q* h) [0 ^$ iThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
2 g, c5 L+ Z: J! z/ b: w- Q) |8 x# HRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
  X3 b6 o4 Q+ _% c& v9 K) v" W3 M& fAnd they shouted out with glee
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4 Z4 ]% ]- X9 d1 q- L$ G$ ~6 O8 X! C"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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(like Columbus)