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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& ~6 L) b9 f5 O& O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。

, H" j6 A( ?" V4 ]1 v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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6 \& u: {6 }9 @. Lbtw,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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/ y* Z; |# P6 t3 \: |9 W% r+ LYou would even say it glows
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7 J) S' B1 B" e8 WAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
$ L* }: g' J# h7 i) wThey never let poor Rudolph
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9 |- }1 n# Z$ C; VPlay in any reindeer games
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. N% t7 t3 ~) c( S9 kThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
$ U1 L( Y1 Z. W% ~Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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! P  Z% t$ s4 C+ b' r"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
; m: d8 [  B$ H9 wYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)