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。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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6 a; W$ |5 R" H# Z1 n* [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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9 a4 I* b% Z7 `7 }0 r6 H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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
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: E8 |2 F5 W  x" IAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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All 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
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
5 b8 ~0 v/ U8 L# R) J" m* Y/ oSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
! ~. D. n8 q2 ~. sWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
( |$ Y/ z! _  I1 C6 mThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
5 t( t( F& T  Z: }. Q"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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  {' v$ R0 p4 o, v) Y6 m2 Q(like Columbus)