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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: P6 `6 P3 e6 O1 j0 z* i. P昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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; x1 n0 k( L" g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！

7 J3 c3 S' k- K. ~* gRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
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(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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  W% t) [, s; H3 k3 V  fThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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/ a: k4 d# ^  ORudolph with your nose so bright
9 t8 D# x; w5 oWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
6 s# E1 c4 c. hThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
8 V% V* ~7 P- V, J7 \You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)