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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5 O' O, B2 f4 G0 n9 o# _昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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: I  q3 O2 I6 W2 F: X0 _  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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+ N( I5 D$ d6 v6 X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)
Had a very shiny nose
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- z& ]" H; K0 v' uAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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% Q1 q2 x# {- n( v$ VAll of the other reindeer
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(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
7 C/ @: l, u5 YThen all the reindeer loved him
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(yippee)
$ B. o( U' J1 T5 L- I6 _/ O"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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4 t! D) Y% L3 m: F6 b6 o4 z0 n$ C7 FYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)