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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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

8 Y1 O. d& y) 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。

" f4 X% @2 b! A( n: |  p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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& p0 Y8 V+ F  \5 u  M' R- q% L6 pRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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+ ]8 P% J- k! y( K' t, ~2 CHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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# l- `  S1 q: B  h4 T# `They never let poor Rudolph
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6 w$ S7 a: N, t0 W" u, [$ {. C- {: LPlay in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
! Y/ x2 Z: g" ]; b( o' J" sWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
5 _% f. i: l9 i/ QThen 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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