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

* T( O/ g8 R  K4 s1 n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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0 r$ `4 w4 |$ o3 M9 }- X9 Q! u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！

4 M3 U- ?/ {; _! gRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
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(saw it)
You would even say it glows
1 Q9 Y  I  a9 r; [% ^% d(like a flash light)
$ w/ _  H/ J0 m; LAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
* N% G  l' P; [' ~- ~3 SUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
; G! P$ o. q& M' P, J6 ]They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

2 O5 T1 a; u8 `+ B+ q" k9 n. G. [! ?Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
. n& K- S: N1 g, m/ o: P+ CRudolph with your nose so bright
  X8 ?. Z/ w$ e! P0 y8 ^0 GWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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* y0 m4 d+ H. c1 k% j; w6 \6 u"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)