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。
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8 _5 n3 o6 s, w, u6 F昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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。

! \/ W9 z6 n) d- S  ^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)
Had a very shiny nose
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(saw it)
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All of the other reindeer
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(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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1 n9 ?) E8 a: |" Q; @. O4 P6 U% IRudolph with your nose so bright
, \0 T# s6 v( sWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
2 ~5 ^# w5 Y0 f1 b0 a% aThen 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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(like Columbus)