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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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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) S4 q0 G* t+ X9 Y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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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- S2 K0 v0 z9 e3 z: i" nHad a very shiny nose
, K$ n$ R6 S- H! R; s5 W(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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4 s" V0 y0 `9 ZYou would even say it glows
5 _* [1 R6 O; w% Z(like a flash light)
3 ~; M5 w+ m5 b' W: M; Q" [All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
: O9 m/ d- ^+ h9 k7 _$ [6 N0 g/ nThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
1 s1 V/ [9 u4 Y4 I/ b" U: J% oPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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. _3 d( v/ {5 I8 B$ }) yThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
8 e6 @7 s# H9 V7 d1 M" g! ORudolph with your nose so bright
9 ?4 [/ c2 \, L/ jWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
* r1 A* q. s7 N. l4 \% d# ^7 oThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
  {% B2 }8 A8 ]4 V! j(yippee)
% ~- |% q  ~8 X$ U0 F. g8 q/ P"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
  q& D; l  N* g& S. c' JYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)