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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1 M7 E; t: Y% i0 L! Y" T; a昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

) e" P9 _- m4 c! A; V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。

  A- f4 t2 `. i- o1 B9 _9 U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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. n3 E! R# v: L0 [6 ~) T% @4 ybtw,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)
; [# O4 o  A2 Q4 oHad a very shiny nose
: P+ ^: ?! Z; r+ U8 M7 m(like a light bulb)
; O5 s' H; o6 _- w0 h; v$ `And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
# j9 a# S, P7 v4 c0 Z' l. `: x$ |They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
1 X  U1 F0 e% ^4 N$ q2 R(like Monopoly)
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8 y* U% r' {: b5 F$ z8 F" e% yThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
" I: w* `7 O' c5 Q(Ho Ho Ho)
" B" \( P/ w2 L+ e# _& x& F1 URudolph with your nose so bright
+ b# C; }: {9 l" l; H2 IWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
& O, E: ?! Z+ Z" a# _# C: r  ]4 _% XThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
% V$ \! m0 A) G# i9 FAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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