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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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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昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

) u4 B* p' n/ J$ \! ~4 l/ i4 {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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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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
5 s( h, p) o1 l/ z& Z- Z4 z  k1 V(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
9 C% s4 z5 S1 q; Y(saw it)
/ l( g* m- M' R) NYou would even say it glows
/ Q3 B2 y3 @7 n7 G2 }. b(like a flash light)
+ t) Y8 Z% Y+ V9 W8 D! K! e5 }: ?All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
8 f9 [& Y5 P5 |2 O& z( `; m$ b- `Santa came to say
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# b" f, y5 r- z0 l* [; ^3 rRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
: X0 c: ?( }  q1 w* K! ?' p* gThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
" C3 }" a: G; K% V2 f  zAnd they shouted out with glee
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4 V3 v  Y4 H1 Y; C) H7 r"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
( o7 C  Z. W% q7 P7 UYou'll go down in history!"
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