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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3 i3 g$ ]5 x/ `! g$ F- r1 ~call sb's name。
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昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

  R5 j6 Y/ w. D5 v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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- G0 ?) O+ x3 I( X% ]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！

, y7 b( p5 C" U0 ^. DRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
/ H7 U8 u& G. T1 g9 D5 O+ ^6 p6 OAnd if you ever saw it
  a+ h: [6 N* k5 s+ h(saw it)
7 p! \8 s* @# j: G/ O4 Y: kYou would even say it glows
, m7 e2 Z; ~" G, Y(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
& M# T1 [- G) r( _4 f(reindeer)
$ Q3 W8 V" I/ S, R# lUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
" C7 ^! h) x) A" i, PThey never let poor Rudolph
. ?% Y, J' ]3 K(Rudolph)
% ?* R& `" v5 [3 p7 c1 tPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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4 L; o4 }, ]! }4 r8 e: O: UThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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- |. d' J0 r/ b! o' ORudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
: P2 y5 J& i7 C% Z3 mThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
# v# n0 m3 O' y: ]"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
4 T: p1 B( e" J8 K6 f, k* w(like Columbus)