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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; ~9 S) a3 r3 ccall sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

0 K, v, m' `2 L0 H$ _0 [8 G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！

1 M: c6 z* A& }) x! LRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
6 q* m' g, ?! \" f, h) ~) [And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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( F: I* @% Y$ X8 ]- g* M( H1 e2 iAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
. W# E3 F4 R/ r: }! g6 oUsed to laugh and call him names
& r- D8 n6 V; t* A+ ]5 ]0 T(like Pinochio)
8 B8 m& ^5 {" O) N# U1 `They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
- K3 q) E: Y4 V/ s2 ]" {6 v5 ^(Ho Ho Ho)
- D% W: h9 l# H0 w6 WRudolph with your nose so bright
$ Y/ g+ G/ T) d! w1 F. f1 @Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
; \+ [$ a; B+ |+ l+ KAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
# D! ]6 S- y4 X+ Z) e& w"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
$ P/ f6 d3 i  D! r. v5 S% b0 rYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)