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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5 U# |1 f+ l4 ?昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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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。
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* z2 m2 ]* X' f. @5 {8 x& n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。

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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; Q& p/ @+ u/ J& ]7 n; kRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
6 F! s: r# N5 O(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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4 N: p( ~# T+ C$ IAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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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
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
  ~& a$ z) i1 i& [# GWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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+ @4 W: s# Y3 K- _2 Q9 iAnd they shouted out with glee
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: e1 e& n. C( P% X& N"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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