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 B5 Z9 e6 o7 Z0 Scall sb's name。

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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
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Then all the reindeer loved him
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2 @: `) W1 m) h  Q! `3 t"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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- {- q1 P$ k# N3 I- }You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)