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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/ l4 F/ J. H- F7 kcall sb's name。
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7 K+ D8 S/ \* ?昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

9 r, h7 d: R7 D/ \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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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！
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
" j! w! q+ o4 j- r/ p(saw it)
5 h' x* u# }% u& f5 m. [9 }1 bYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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; r6 Q* k5 m2 ~& v9 gUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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2 W; l9 L# K. _7 |Then one foggy Christmas Eve
, H# d% C! {# o) F1 d4 q0 h7 sSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
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Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
2 @, J, B) A, G5 w( R( x4 MAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
: j% {' O2 O: B"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)