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

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。

5 }( y7 P$ @+ R7 f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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* v7 O6 c: F+ N3 g. z4 O7 z  _- obtw,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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) R- p7 B1 X9 b2 ?Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
) D. ?& b8 Y) O$ q, K9 YAnd if you ever saw it
4 a- D# ^0 \: r' q(saw it)
# ?. F' x1 U; B+ Z: m+ JYou would even say it glows
9 W" o. x9 `6 w- W1 S! A/ z(like a flash light)
( c6 I; W3 a5 U" UAll of the other reindeer
' }/ v6 w! S9 R+ D" a: |- P(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
1 _$ s1 b1 z5 S$ q" l- v6 m(like Pinochio)
- w5 Z0 U' V- I6 E8 Q% WThey never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
2 G2 w; Z7 h6 N/ a8 GSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
* n/ a$ s$ m3 v1 K# A5 Z2 aWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
! \8 c' s' s" O" U% ^3 i0 lYou'll go down in history!"
( \  D4 I: z$ H+ Z& R; C7 Z(like Columbus)