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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# l) m3 t$ w8 n. E, N$ }昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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. O1 R' _7 u& K* x# b+ 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。

! n# Y5 x- B; x- o$ _  o5 i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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+ d: b; O1 L3 `3 p  @/ B8 t+ ybtw,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
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Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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( A6 k' N  h1 [All of the other reindeer
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+ E( h# V+ X- R' ?2 W0 A) kUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
6 ]/ h% R, H" r8 j8 t- G* b) [1 Z$ cSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
- W) ^- M/ H+ z/ h. T9 D: f9 kWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
/ e. y8 a3 O4 r) ?Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)