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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) j5 u2 v! C: ^昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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& ?4 s/ w4 g3 z, W% b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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6 c+ A8 M3 w$ G( y3 _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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like a light bulb)
/ P; T$ W+ C/ ~3 y: Z' u3 cAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
6 O" |* f: C& g- m# D, ZAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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: S" I" u4 ]* U2 C; p4 h8 JThen one foggy Christmas Eve
* e+ _" ~. V$ B7 _4 G9 z! fSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
" A" G1 R( a$ {4 a1 nWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
6 \( h3 m0 B2 k/ J(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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3 c, B: x5 [) ]6 ?& U& tYou'll go down in history!"
6 X4 k7 e" y7 E(like Columbus)