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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昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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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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, l0 F( r7 J5 b/ ~6 g2 K+ f0 xRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
2 a- V7 v% x2 S- MHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
2 z" n- I, y: kYou would even say it glows
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& u' T& y- w3 [' t7 M+ ]) [$ SAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
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; n) \. L/ F) `, @* iThey never let poor Rudolph
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' _9 z5 M9 g( z: v: a# P2 T8 D8 h7 ~Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
6 C  x" j7 R* N6 p( r% y6 C% t1 eSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
- o+ r. w4 A$ s# A! dThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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! Y" D- O, v3 q" L4 w5 h"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
1 {% ~. z9 T( U  ^You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)