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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call sb's name。
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7 I: U7 g5 W  i! M) L昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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1 P; h- \. M- x9 ?5 y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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  L' Y0 w8 M* l' ARudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
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  ^4 t) m% z8 I& aYou would even say it glows
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4 f2 Z# v$ s) n* SAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
2 T$ e; n2 X" J/ _4 G' ?+ [They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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9 v% F, _" X  @' o1 |Rudolph with your nose so bright
3 \; d5 H# ^& {4 V# f% r* WWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
/ h2 E0 c! D: Q5 [" W4 gThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
' p/ O0 S$ E- `7 Q5 o' K"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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