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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* B6 W- z% F2 Z2 mcall sb's name。
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( ^: K. M! @$ ]) V6 {昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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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。

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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" w: n- V) Y( \4 U4 Pbtw,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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8 ?/ K- Y: H; e& B3 ORudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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+ l* T9 q* A: g* dHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
7 K, _( i6 I% P) G: e( u+ `& C; wYou 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
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
* N' ]2 V& ], V1 EWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
* c9 c( C( u0 G9 T& {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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