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。
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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。

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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2 h2 T; m& r3 Cbtw,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！

  V, u2 A% K# p7 vRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
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' @4 d2 f5 U( a1 tAnd if you ever saw it
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+ ?2 B1 W1 L: H% [6 F1 x) S; XYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
4 G4 i0 d  j9 n$ o, B% s8 QThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
, J8 N3 g3 i, O8 G. H* APlay in any reindeer games
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3 ]3 n8 u* X; \Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
9 K5 {6 u* T( g' d: W/ [$ N/ fRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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6 P1 Q& F+ H, I8 k8 DYou'll go down in history!"
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