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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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

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。

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！
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2 z, `3 D- F5 B3 qRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
0 r0 J9 @1 A, I  G- wAnd if you ever saw it
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4 ^% X7 A$ ^+ h6 m, X1 e8 ^You would even say it glows
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* E8 S! ^! @* {8 T2 GAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
: W, `  n: q4 ]: ^8 H' UUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
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0 Z# e6 ~$ \/ g/ }' EPlay in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
: O" U% b5 c* K  ^* m& q) hSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
7 S5 f9 q8 V+ J0 q8 O% b% aThen all the reindeer loved him
( i6 C) u4 d% D, C& O% {3 B(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like Columbus)