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。

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。
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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！
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' Z' s% m8 P3 h) F$ V5 }, ZRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
+ `/ v& \8 F7 x  QHad a very shiny nose
  `  k$ s2 P8 n9 h; |(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
0 V0 i4 h9 E( ]2 v(saw it)
/ H; H! ?/ d- \; H2 xYou would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
0 j4 T& `; f  K6 ^) pUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
- ^) D* _( L) }( l1 g/ _3 VThey never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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9 B% S' ?4 f1 j* x; n) e% I8 nThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
, t" \! P/ N4 H4 b0 r* L! ]! }% zWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
. `# H2 t2 o, O# x% s5 D: ]Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
* k4 }, l7 O" R/ l* M. _; g: FAnd they shouted out with glee
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& |( @9 c/ q: l/ ]. t4 q7 d"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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