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

=
call sb's name。

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。
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3 v* c; Z: J' k6 {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。

. B8 N2 F* |1 y2 q# \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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$ Y- Z# p& {) vRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
3 L) R' ^! D/ J) x(saw it)
. e6 s2 Y, E" W6 XYou would even say it glows
2 S- W5 K/ k1 ^% L(like a flash light)
5 Z0 J3 M, I- l) zAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
, j# E+ M* J# i* |- ZUsed to laugh and call him names
7 M1 p0 k: k8 u& R/ O(like Pinochio)
' U0 _' y6 ~6 r# ?$ i; m' iThey never let poor Rudolph
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- m! k5 [- U+ {3 CPlay in any reindeer games
2 s/ s2 L. g5 ?5 Q# @% U(like Monopoly)
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- h. E, A/ O' D) D5 t- e* h' D" zThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
4 ^7 A' B4 l# W. h(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
; Q% v2 L' Q6 ~+ D" G"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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9 `% D7 N* f' EYou'll go down in history!"
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