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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9 x5 k( O9 V4 k( ^/ C8 Q' _昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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7 C9 h# n0 j+ C: I1 r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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9 R% s1 T) V5 V0 @  Y( E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！

% m7 X6 |6 v5 {4 |/ iRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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/ \  Z$ [( K+ ]; aHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
. ~3 \% t$ D' b0 ]And if you ever saw it
2 h- ^( M/ w) v* I(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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3 [; }! q9 b/ |( RAll of the other reindeer
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1 z9 W& n3 u0 V9 n; `Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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* d/ ]7 u9 Y* ?# r) K- F! HPlay in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
0 f# \* f2 T0 JThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
" ?* O8 X' W6 o% O9 nAnd they shouted out with glee
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6 E# c; f: s0 A. I0 P1 E"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)