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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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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7 k0 i$ q+ \; e6 V2 d0 i; P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
(reindeer)
. @1 [! k. n. _/ DHad a very shiny nose
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4 h  i4 j, C9 L6 TAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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* w6 ]) g* M5 ?, _! C  |! qThen one foggy Christmas Eve
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(Ho Ho Ho)
# e9 X2 v# V9 c" Q2 P. T- q3 mRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
. ]+ I3 b  Z* _9 ^3 b' E) hThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
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