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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9 Q  ^* D+ @# T* {% ?# x+ r) `, ]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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  b9 K" i) e+ S+ E; \; e6 Y' y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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5 W+ F4 ~% q# s3 [: U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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* j% {/ r# S5 C2 H+ w4 }Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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  f) O& A' q* Z3 F( b! U# }Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
( I' H3 C, p# F' @You would even say it glows
1 |) Q; G$ K3 e& Q1 N( C5 G# K(like a flash light)
; T* G- u9 x9 ?. T8 kAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
; [2 z$ R2 G# H# p. OThey never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
# ?2 ]" ?- Z9 K& q1 d8 J3 M9 }Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
1 G' X! n' Y- x: C% C  }; F5 AAnd they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)