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。

9 S+ |( ^* o* k5 t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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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)
+ ]9 U  e8 q: y0 i* I- IHad a very shiny nose
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! Q" u' o# m7 I! FAnd if you ever saw it
. H" Z, G' V, j4 @& Q+ F) y6 ^7 E& {$ W(saw it)
/ [) E9 g( V' L) j/ ]You would even say it glows
% I2 Q* ?5 c- ]! W/ s; x(like a flash light)
% O- @% o6 I. [+ o' eAll of the other reindeer
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3 q0 s( w( {' u* iUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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2 L6 p8 ?" A) F  v. qThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
3 ]& O- S+ i1 k9 a( ~7 Y4 s/ WRudolph with your nose so bright
7 L7 m2 H% z  Y/ p0 P9 XWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
+ Q; X  ^" I  @4 _) E& b$ b1 nThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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) @) d6 a% U9 f4 ?  ]3 M, M) V"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)