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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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。

7 z( [! B  t& u% o. H3 a6 j  \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！

/ Z! O! {2 G/ I- KRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
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(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)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
% [9 V, j# w4 n+ ^# {' I  ?Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
' l/ L- f5 r( D, U$ V- a% d( j$ @* ?Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
' ?  M1 S5 f4 |4 uThen all the reindeer loved him
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7 J5 f: C) O. k. D2 WAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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2 N" w. n7 d- K- W1 |You'll go down in history!"
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