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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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

0 w7 V' U( v" v5 `7 m2 N1 ?' f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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1 O% {: g8 c. p- ~/ \7 V; S) a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。

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
(reindeer)
) q+ b; G1 p* d% a! dHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
/ e9 b2 W; d, ^- o- w4 GAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
1 f. C; P. y* N8 n8 _) XUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
5 E9 {  ^& Z8 g) |! G: |4 d3 D2 SThey never let poor Rudolph
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3 }) w' R) T3 p. IPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

% s" A. q3 ?6 h* s5 w! b4 b( qThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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2 n5 Q& S6 [: G2 DRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
4 H7 d( E) V. Z* w(like Columbus)