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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% h/ ?4 u7 I9 ]+ h+ z+ L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。

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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And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
3 F. b5 s- A" C* |4 Z, k4 eAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
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# i; g. r+ f+ m  R( R' Z8 aAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)