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。

8 M. s  R2 N+ \* N昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

2 G; g$ J0 U9 O, y1 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。
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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！

' `- k) x1 ]! VRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
9 }  m' x; H* U0 T2 X( C(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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6 j3 P. {: m9 z7 S8 e& FYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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; p2 B/ w  S( t' ^' `# D, aThen one foggy Christmas Eve
' X0 s9 D  p# ySanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
/ [* z8 ?5 ^( A- a8 U; B9 O$ f1 FRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
4 ]* Q6 U" D6 z6 b+ v4 H6 Q(loved him)
3 u+ n; f- u: u" U) b0 y. @3 XAnd they shouted out with glee
3 D7 i9 _) [0 R) R1 L! P9 z3 F(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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) V0 X& u1 g3 _" ?(like Columbus)