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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2 M6 ~) ]) T/ D昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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* p( L5 Y- _; V* p& A0 _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。

# w  P. i+ b) a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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4 A( K  o( _% ~2 U2 bRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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4 @6 S; R  N0 K- a  IAnd if you ever saw it
8 Q1 K% X4 n4 e! s0 b, J: S(saw it)
+ K1 x7 `' I  C% EYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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, b( f9 x+ a& pUsed 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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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
5 |, |6 [7 X4 s5 L3 sRudolph with your nose so bright
* E7 d$ a0 N" N6 m5 ?& n, ?) ?Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
' y! [* I! d+ k9 T  B* A- eThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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4 S! F8 F5 u# l# U6 @- c/ p: OYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)