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。
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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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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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# p3 i4 A* e) X( ?& z# 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。

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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8 F9 E& ~+ D4 t) Q; WRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
5 B' p# Y$ ]% o9 ]3 h1 i4 @% z% ^Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
6 d4 p4 H2 ?* \: ?They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
& Q7 h; y3 }7 xPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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6 r$ t  f$ g% E$ @1 x! A3 JThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
) A  \0 b+ D" f9 O5 Z$ ~Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
4 ~+ {+ M7 T( T8 N9 yThen all the reindeer loved him
8 }+ l; H+ L/ M) J2 \(loved him)
* F1 P! T6 t( _6 MAnd they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
- g5 g, \: n4 H& X$ B" y& Y/ w0 j& zYou'll go down in history!"
6 v, _  z. ]# I0 L(like Columbus)