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。

/ ?4 ?/ `2 s( _% }昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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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。
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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！

8 C. o% O. {6 Y( TRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
3 x3 Q/ S- u+ D! K- d! GHad a very shiny nose
$ L7 P: p* H. j$ l7 v! s2 B0 Q(like a light bulb)
5 h/ [3 B& }; `% f! B! lAnd if you ever saw it
# V- V6 O+ U. N5 k(saw it)
, w- m% R# X# Z  S  SYou would even say it glows
$ k1 J6 N3 _! J. x(like a flash light)
* X: H  N5 x. D4 r# O/ Q0 G. M% C- dAll of the other reindeer
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Used 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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6 I& F1 I4 ?" tThen one foggy Christmas Eve
: l, I: ^. }" u/ M# PSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
) F& E) G: m2 N6 {- Y: }, vThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
$ d; x( t+ x2 F1 w6 e) s+ dAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like Columbus)