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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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。

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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# Y( }4 A. ~3 g5 x4 E- fRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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6 G& R+ U  y5 A( i6 O  pAnd if you ever saw it
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' v$ Y+ ]6 G6 J* \, C1 M  FYou would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
' A4 Q, l8 P( e. j: A" rThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
  G& M# g9 b; ~1 `"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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" \9 u) l% @6 f# h+ ~" z6 Z) C- T+ HYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)