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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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。

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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0 G. g/ R" A8 |/ v* lRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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3 F( x$ f$ N: X" X: [" N$ KUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
. l# s4 c  @! o) `1 l. HThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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" k% H7 @' |: B& z5 b1 eThen one foggy Christmas Eve
2 {( v: e  K2 @2 QSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
* L* D) Q9 A. l1 ]5 n" HRudolph with your nose so bright
9 s8 t! M: [1 ?Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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