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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* p0 l0 q  j( M; |- e8 h昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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6 j0 g: a4 I2 h  Z! v4 P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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: F8 E& R; f5 G+ x4 j6 f; Q- p$ ^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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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You 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
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
/ P4 B+ S5 q$ V4 C$ i+ u6 j(Ho Ho Ho)
7 h, \$ O# a- D* |. jRudolph with your nose so bright
1 {  m7 i- I9 q; R4 _* cWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
; S' K9 M) H$ B1 hThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
1 w5 c" d/ ~! r5 aAnd they shouted out with glee
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8 G3 z( \4 x' d5 c"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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/ }8 P) S4 H! r, qYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)