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。

. F- t8 m1 v2 h& S6 v' Q3 V( l昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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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' ]) Q( s6 y+ M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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+ B( D" w2 o1 A  _2 o9 p5 }; wbtw,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！

3 B6 v9 Z4 P& G: q" |  k* E8 ]( l9 s, ]Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
& X  ~' q# C$ n" l. V) THad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
3 h. I; Y0 N5 d5 r. B. d- Y: D- BAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
4 {; L; B8 E8 j! x/ L# ?( F0 jUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
( t8 B) z+ F, J1 dThey never let poor Rudolph
- P4 N% i2 E: _" U(Rudolph)
# N6 j* w! E* U1 w  XPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

- [) ]* x# l) |; e! UThen one foggy Christmas Eve
0 a1 S; I  ], D) K8 sSanta came to say
; |6 u( c" }- \% c& G' S1 j4 Q(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
: o# t/ I+ G% v  X& Y+ `! q' TWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
1 P5 j- \0 L' o3 w) A, O* fThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
7 i; }% e. H9 [& I! MAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
1 V* z$ K$ [/ {4 E1 M4 Q"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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. X. I& i. @/ I' d9 G$ D+ ~You'll go down in history!"
8 g" i6 y# w. k) Z; J$ q4 Y(like Columbus)