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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+ F. Y' a+ ]  w% \call sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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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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" Z8 m6 T7 e# n# r5 BRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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& w9 ~3 h; q' X2 y8 R- R$ c: vRudolph with your nose so bright
$ x: |( L8 B) M, H* `6 G5 A8 |0 i) @+ |Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)