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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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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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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% W5 v- y& B. s- e9 ?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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
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9 h) I( u" e6 V. j- T0 _4 CAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
5 u6 ]. O% e4 e7 t. u; oThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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. j' U2 x6 R( h4 C' y"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like Columbus)