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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call sb's name。
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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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& k& F# N$ Q& L: s$ ]$ i( T# O6 \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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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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2 p0 o3 g5 L6 E/ `/ wRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
$ w# j' x) G/ H$ V$ RAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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! m4 m2 K. C% y* k' `8 V0 m4 I) LAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
* C7 ~: O4 }8 Q0 E+ H1 L" aThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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8 x6 W0 h# ~4 b- kThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
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. Y$ l- {3 l! AThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
" Y2 R* }+ g6 S  D0 @2 C; W"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
! j; d2 ]5 b9 s& j" D) a8 [/ Z& ]9 E+ H(like Columbus)