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。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

* \+ Z* R' ?7 r: h8 K8 M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。

' @, R% `. i' \7 Y  y1 b, }( Y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)
1 l6 I% [/ B7 e6 Q" k7 y* uHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
5 @3 k1 s/ H* b& x( V2 w4 ZAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
3 K5 j' \$ _7 l. r2 v* AAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
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(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

5 ^5 e$ a9 b: T3 g8 qThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
$ C7 V9 _$ V, v) ?. h(Ho Ho Ho)
& w, D6 f  |! X; y+ `" DRudolph with your nose so bright
Won'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)
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$ B2 _' ?) w, _% k(like Columbus)