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

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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. A) w! i0 P: f昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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& Z# m, v( n! s' d$ k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。
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- f. g7 ^5 j2 L/ W" n: j! C8 ibtw,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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You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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- p: Z3 }) t1 M9 q' \8 QUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
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  j( ~9 @, U7 i9 _/ }5 hThen all the reindeer loved him
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2 _. t3 R# h! R% E- o! h- S7 k( AAnd they shouted out with glee
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# J- C# B8 d- i"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
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