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

6 t. t! S( `8 b. L# ~$ D4 ^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。

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
(reindeer)
+ a2 z$ J# \- Q' e% P0 p9 OHad a very shiny nose
2 x. N- N2 ]$ t# g: `/ o' q(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
, f/ `' Y  A; f  mYou would even say it glows
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( q' v* ~* V% }, `6 ?6 ^All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
; l$ b% U; q# F6 {2 ?  z* gUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
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  D$ R+ D- g' S" D& KPlay in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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6 i. L. e5 E9 }: I) B/ fRudolph with your nose so bright
! D. j) H; V$ v; N8 \$ IWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
! L% N5 ~$ U5 H5 v% rThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
) L* M. u$ l0 k$ F) Q+ I1 YAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)