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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call sb's name。

- F( O. `. |, m; `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。

2 e6 F% w. k9 ~  w3 R  w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
8 `( r$ R( a2 H# T(reindeer)
; G+ ]% b3 [8 {0 E  z9 RHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
% R3 D2 \  w& o7 D+ v! a; n6 w: ^All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
5 @3 Y- c+ w/ C/ ZThey never let poor Rudolph
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+ b- \9 |  x" p" yPlay in any reindeer games
5 }; B9 V; ]" ]3 q8 C  r(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
( Y' ?9 l0 t" a9 I) [! mSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
9 v, ?8 @; a& J- [% s: [- DWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
- d# S4 R( G9 x; T2 j. RThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
1 x: T3 I0 z- L# H7 G: o: j(like Columbus)