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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$ V) g& P4 K* K2 ], ?; l/ ecall sb's name。

- m4 x7 j! h# d2 _9 Z; f昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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+ v. e" l& t6 R0 c) A  A" ~) H* `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。

/ `6 k$ Y2 f7 N1 J9 Ibtw,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
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
( k9 u3 \% Z" |4 M5 uAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
; R  z- [2 n) ^All of the other reindeer
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$ B" b) E" I5 \9 {; }8 SUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
  O& J9 ^3 G( ]; V" z(Rudolph)
( i& _! V6 `$ y8 i9 ?Play in any reindeer games
2 y  ~0 U8 D6 c$ H. J6 d: n* _(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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: f8 X9 x* }# @+ A/ q; gRudolph with your nose so bright
* ^3 ^0 u; i1 J: M6 VWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
) Q& @) G- s1 j) BThen all the reindeer loved him
+ h) z, i- _0 G(loved him)
" |. V+ B- n, F' p7 bAnd they shouted out with glee
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! }" a7 B1 H# u& |- d  V" h/ t6 t"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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