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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call sb's name。

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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。

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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$ w0 g0 s# F* L; y' C; pRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
( m  f& v% H. Q, X& t" p$ u! {# YHad a very shiny nose
5 T  e8 T2 f; I3 I% m6 m(like a light bulb)
. _$ ^5 ]5 o- I3 LAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
3 X  n5 c  h# E& VUsed to laugh and call him names
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5 I5 E0 h9 h( H! oThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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& m5 j' B3 W) {5 ]9 b: f  kThen one foggy Christmas Eve
& d3 J% q, b9 P& YSanta came to say
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9 u4 O/ A, G" |6 B: q( vRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
2 D/ K3 `- G: R. o( aThen all the reindeer loved him
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4 R* x( h9 Q7 r, O; BAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
' y; ?3 n+ c2 e1 l/ ?# b9 E# u" a"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
# I: K* x# N  [: r: [) KYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)