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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/ G" X8 y0 f/ M) _# J/ _call sb's name。
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* w8 `1 u( n- o1 F- _昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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9 P6 @) e/ u" a1 s! 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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6 @) B! C, G. b( K, _3 t8 i( wbtw,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！

6 T. z1 r; M1 I% g8 RRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
3 x3 O$ e3 H. S$ I* ZHad a very shiny nose
3 U1 V1 `% J8 Q" C! n) q* J" z. k( S2 ](like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
6 ^) L1 l% t% s6 q0 i6 j1 ~4 M4 A(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
) y+ H$ e& u7 oUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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; B- b6 l6 ?  s& V9 H7 MThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
3 N* j6 F* _) u( ~3 f- ~Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
( U  y$ M! p7 m* R2 D0 p"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like Columbus)