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。

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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8 R. C; x% n" z9 A6 b3 A7 b2 s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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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6 C' h' a& }/ p0 q" DHad a very shiny nose
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  t* E' c7 U7 H# w: HAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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/ h' U& g+ L( u3 s$ AUsed to laugh and call him names
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" P- V* e! X% W4 ~4 w" qThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
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- v  z; g! Q" k, b: ?! QWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
0 S) y9 S( E* W% u$ H  }# JThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
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