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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& e; h4 F+ Z+ V3 @  ^( bcall sb's name。

' ~3 Z5 S/ Z5 c; r. U+ P  e昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

5 ~' O2 k% n+ Y1 x( B$ c; @) ^& a$ `& 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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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。

9 g' r9 K5 w- W# a5 nbtw,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)
: ]8 R% u% X) I% V; A/ sHad a very shiny nose
9 T* }" M- R  o. \# ]# e(like a light bulb)
; j! n. u, b, }3 @$ [  S( W2 z4 ]/ VAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
! E$ l. G$ b$ Q" Q1 VYou would even say it glows
  F( w. e+ \# w, o2 l' m+ H(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
, ?- I" X  x' }* Q3 R3 tThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
" k% h2 ?2 F/ P" v(Ho Ho Ho)
5 ~" p. M6 L3 ]2 }& O8 j2 s/ CRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
% }% O( L3 ~* mThen all the reindeer loved him
* M& j9 V; r" x% F: k5 m- H* V* A(loved him)
; Z; i4 ]; t, S! \* eAnd they shouted out with glee
! M. G4 T4 V( Z3 b# U% l(yippee)
' w/ q% l# r6 B- I5 Y6 S"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
& F% C0 U4 ^3 V2 ?  B8 r7 m2 W0 a(reindeer)
: j5 Y" w$ Z7 |/ O  k2 IYou'll go down in history!"
% D( P# ~7 L0 ?$ \" X: K(like Columbus)