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。

- z8 C8 V  w! @6 Z# `  |' b, D* y% o昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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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" x3 _7 R) ]) U# I4 ubtw,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)
! q# p* ^. ]6 B5 f8 `( }Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
( k2 H5 q& n- g# _! x/ q* E6 ^- dAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
" |4 ~6 Z3 h% H! T+ \% [- F+ ~5 U(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
' a, `2 [- b' T3 o4 BRudolph with your nose so bright
* g; Y% D2 y7 L! h/ bWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
3 {, A6 @8 r, A% y" F! AThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
3 ?* Q2 y# ~9 L/ n' i' CAnd they shouted out with glee
6 P1 m9 b+ Q$ k  r(yippee)
* W2 x# j2 l" y: F& ^1 T! ?) A"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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