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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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。

$ w( u  m5 v/ Y7 }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。
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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。

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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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& a( K6 [1 Z' T5 GYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
; ^. G% d- u. [9 H9 d* W6 x(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
3 z$ N4 K* l* S2 cPlay in any reindeer games
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1 U+ r" @' Z& W& A3 d  S9 a( CThen one foggy Christmas Eve
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(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
2 u/ _/ D* r8 ~3 T9 ]% z& m+ xWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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2 z) Y+ O/ x5 k+ G0 ]"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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5 z( O3 p7 H& |You'll go down in history!"
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