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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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
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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。

4 D2 ]! k- d8 ]+ A8 i& F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！

+ w) C0 U+ @8 S2 ERudolph the red-nosed reindeer
/ a4 r  g2 ]/ S4 p(reindeer)
# w! }# V7 ~, m  MHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
5 ^. {% ^5 `9 ~And if you ever saw it
8 ~7 U( {+ }2 f/ W2 h(saw it)
You would even say it glows
( m% v$ G' A0 g! N' M+ ]/ }- a(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
3 K. p  @( l; A# @* bUsed to laugh and call him names
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7 J0 K+ O! X. PThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
1 L0 |6 x1 w3 a& A. w- sSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
1 e0 f% u2 x( |, g/ h, h3 q1 G( }Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
7 D- Y& H; c0 [# n: \. QAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
8 p% E  t- q2 w8 F"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
: y" ]/ o' x- R- p4 ?You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)