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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# U0 A( b( n: }/ [5 K  tcall sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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# ^1 J3 R0 ?8 o+ J1 A# j3 v& M6 P* K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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( N1 T# t# ]; W6 j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)
0 e3 g1 K: [2 k% }1 n! fHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
% i8 J8 i3 E' C3 ?! n, Q(saw it)
* H2 n8 O, j" n6 I: Y$ uYou would even say it glows
* x& l# n: S1 A(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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! a: w1 J' P! S! `; }Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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/ I' `/ \# z0 C; ^3 N6 [2 GThen one foggy Christmas Eve
9 e7 u7 Q- l* D7 z$ D0 e7 YSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
% Z1 u- ~4 q- j% v5 NWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
! o$ F# H1 p$ S" A+ B7 CThen all the reindeer loved him
) k! Q! f5 G; t/ ^& Z(loved him)
) \7 g* {2 ?! _And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
9 v" c+ w; h* @* G"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)