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。
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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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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。

! U* b1 t6 a5 l7 |, W5 O7 B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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# M5 S( i7 N" \6 }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
(reindeer)
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# G2 ~+ M4 z: f+ D2 `3 nAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
9 s; g: l8 v0 U+ E& CAll of the other reindeer
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" o, [4 @6 _4 _- wUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
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: T% Q% V' m, \7 R; YPlay in any reindeer games
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3 Q5 R+ d  v+ x) m7 GThen one foggy Christmas Eve
3 e+ M* `) T8 E' f7 U, H& P5 LSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
6 ]5 |$ d5 L  N9 VRudolph with your nose so bright
+ V0 p" ~1 N- \7 e3 }7 G. PWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
0 ]( V4 W, ^' dThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
2 g0 q* b% u6 L"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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