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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# A( w( V5 a' g8 W6 A6 A2 a  J昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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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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4 {& ]) k$ }8 y6 W) z2 k, d' d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！

( L3 m4 G8 t$ a; qRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
8 _9 i6 t2 D5 U# h" o$ A) LAnd if you ever saw it
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5 }% n; b  F; |) H& @: z7 o; rYou would even say it glows
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/ B6 C1 e0 b; m1 B: @* _; ~& hAll of the other reindeer
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' p: s, A6 Y4 e9 IUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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; V. `7 H4 O' ~' X( p* r) m* ?# rThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
3 ?' Z* u/ t& t$ s" M! t0 DThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And 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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