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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call sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

8 d0 O2 l, b6 E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！
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" Y. _- q& D# A2 T9 FRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
2 ~& I( @3 a5 q% sHad a very shiny nose
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# y# T* o5 a& y5 p9 Y* i+ HAnd 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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- |9 _$ j/ h5 E: C" [. OUsed to laugh and call him names
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5 @& ]6 _/ E2 _9 {0 |They never let poor Rudolph
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. Y8 D4 q+ T/ A8 O4 B! c- s! UPlay in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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( E  d3 A2 j0 P- [" NRudolph with your nose so bright
2 C) `* `: ?' a0 h+ R" BWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
' z  k; t7 P% s) W: B6 ~Then all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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(like Columbus)