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

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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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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7 r0 B: I& {) q- _0 _Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
; H* |0 Z# Y) ?' W: HHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
% g' e- B& x9 k0 M9 |( w6 r9 m(saw it)
1 [8 j& g' I' a5 ~% ]4 uYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
2 z' T! g: g+ {+ P0 c) O- DUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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4 l1 x" z: w! H1 e) W/ hPlay in any reindeer games
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# u; J0 C5 y! O! B; I) `Then one foggy Christmas Eve
4 V% R, s1 Q4 J( R  b7 M+ VSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
4 U! i- Q$ [& P/ c3 j; g, ~! F% UWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
7 Z: H/ }( Y4 \4 V' xAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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3 z% m& ~, G5 V% F4 CYou'll go down in history!"
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