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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$ W) ~4 Q/ ^7 X: R& `call sb's name。
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1 X: l4 M' c% e* L; U# L) A9 o昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

% B% y& R4 C/ ?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。
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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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
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They never let poor Rudolph
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
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3 x- c6 t7 x$ W5 D& ~Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
  @  h1 k: x; w+ TAnd they shouted out with glee
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4 |, Q# _2 h0 c3 A"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like Columbus)