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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call 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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; [! G8 a& T; g$ 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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3 w. K2 J  @5 r8 k3 P3 v( |( b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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( X6 T9 L3 G( |; k) ?! {# w6 S6 cbtw,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！

* D2 b/ ^0 G2 Z1 xRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
5 g1 x- {2 `& H0 n* l0 s7 ~! FAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
6 ~8 A3 C0 C$ T1 UYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
" H$ c, |0 Q+ O8 ?( F' F3 f* `) f! aAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
( T' ?9 R4 N+ ~) nThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
% ^  w7 b: S- G' @& yAnd they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
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