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。
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4 c5 y5 o. t) b! e9 }7 ^% B昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
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" j0 h3 }' U8 H; S$ k9 X* O  OAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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1 ~, r  D0 n! _% NThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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# Y# K; r6 T: b- p1 C+ E* A0 @/ HThen one foggy Christmas Eve
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(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
3 L% W6 s4 D7 J3 L( K) ?, Q/ cThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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