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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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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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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) z7 g" B6 o" m8 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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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- ^% h1 t, D$ o( z; i1 |Had a very shiny nose
- T% y' R) b$ Y1 A9 h+ k2 x(like a light bulb)
8 P' D) m' f3 @- D8 lAnd if you ever saw it
( D5 u( }% D9 A4 y(saw it)
0 _: J2 [$ E" K1 X& R$ RYou would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
& h/ D1 W( q8 f& AUsed to laugh and call him names
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2 V/ w) j8 I5 N( mThey never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
" G- m6 H" |( b$ \Santa came to say
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$ D$ \$ F  f3 DRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
! Y$ d7 R" P: D% M' S! \Then all the reindeer loved him
1 c4 g+ T) _: ^$ U(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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