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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% h- ^: {: K! b! x9 {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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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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1 _6 @: B5 ^& N3 d$ {9 \2 ]Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
$ `7 d# {8 k2 ]% A2 tHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
9 B" r0 Y, u) \" OYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
9 b) s% r7 A3 w0 `  H  U5 `They never let poor Rudolph
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9 }* R3 G! m! u1 i, a: ZPlay in any reindeer games
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' Y& @1 M; _8 K/ Q5 H0 sThen one foggy Christmas Eve
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(Ho Ho Ho)
3 |, P4 o( t) [% W! X' PRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
% k5 v, S0 t) K, c! U5 MThen all the reindeer loved him
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9 T/ V; s& \3 @4 m* E+ @" V$ uAnd they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)