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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$ |- R. I1 ?2 ]* }call sb's name。
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1 t) U5 _7 t! n8 H$ E昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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。

! @, j7 z3 N) M; ~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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- z7 x9 ^) y9 d; {8 ^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！

2 S  s1 e5 \: }( F! {Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
. `3 ]5 P* T. Z  ~  SHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
4 t! k6 M! P- L. Z5 XYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
, h. G! R8 O5 f4 X( P0 n+ q(reindeer)
5 r. k, w- U' i2 k9 l* _0 |$ EUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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2 [) y( m$ _( n; ^(like Monopoly)
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0 v0 w" G; U- K0 @( cThen one foggy Christmas Eve
; c6 m1 M( ?2 V5 ~Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
: y" R  B  o2 G( u! e7 a4 d$ mWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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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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