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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" X% C7 R' d2 s# Acall sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

6 D) |# ~  W- L! J; S& L. m7 \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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: W4 }# p0 v* Q/ y; T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。

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
, z) f7 D- c- {3 X(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
& `( ]0 Z; x# E6 WAnd if you ever saw it
. Y; B& r/ I- F% Y: ~% `(saw it)
You would even say it glows
1 j) w1 _' s4 T- F; c, v(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
7 I- R  s- s( m; ]/ f(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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/ L5 D" N  R$ ]) }( \- Z* q! KThen one foggy Christmas Eve
, B# s# G6 z: P" v: [Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
  B9 A  I/ z; URudolph with your nose so bright
8 ]) A/ x1 _" [3 S+ c( t" lWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
* p3 L5 ]9 k4 W(yippee)
- x3 a8 X7 W5 |( T+ G% r- J' B"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
8 h0 d5 B8 @, h: _. Y+ N(like Columbus)