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

+ K, {1 p0 B1 r& P& _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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8 X8 P) t) I1 H/ c7 p. B- O' B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。

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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6 _! J% K! Q4 E2 s* xRudolph 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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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
(like Pinochio)
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
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3 _5 i- P9 h  v! @, @* u8 BThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
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(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
$ B7 g1 y9 r8 HYou'll go down in history!"
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