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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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。

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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
' C3 `9 M% _$ o+ T/ C% b2 n; N/ F(reindeer)
9 l' j/ g1 h/ t) {/ C1 o3 ^Had a very shiny nose
3 B- l! o7 |9 }- k4 h6 t(like a light bulb)
1 S& Z8 i, L) s( D4 ^, D! D$ ?' `/ cAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
+ n$ |5 @- k  K9 ?1 L; ^! U& S8 WYou would even say it glows
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; v! N2 T' x6 vAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
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; b9 J; e9 b- u0 t# R# VThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

5 p6 e& v( I4 D8 u3 ~3 l$ J) a$ @Then one foggy Christmas Eve
6 [  S$ k- Y! y0 J! k' hSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
' w6 i! F7 f; }+ B1 J+ j) uThen all the reindeer loved him
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+ }0 o  {9 a! \% I: Y4 W3 nAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
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