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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  B, E: I* ^- k4 a$ jcall sb's name。

! e( b4 B+ H6 {' P2 v/ P昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

% W3 y+ w+ V/ ^% L5 b: z, W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 o0 q1 Y0 C& N' m4 z8 z: z. H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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
% ]: s# Y# m& d8 }# p(reindeer)
8 U) r7 i0 Q, z! H& A0 t* J  K  ]Had a very shiny nose
4 d2 P7 B4 H3 ^8 P2 p$ G(like a light bulb)
3 R  K1 s9 p) q) {And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
! W9 m/ Z: Y& DYou would even say it glows
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3 g) I% ]8 \' G( I- [0 O; y  BAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
6 J9 I+ b& c. u- j/ U; H/ QThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
$ v$ g2 L4 g  ~3 X' E1 v; o) _4 {Play in any reindeer games
7 @6 C8 F6 E8 `  U& B(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
  h8 O) u, ^9 F  X7 C* @$ t9 rSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
2 ?4 I' }! _- P0 \9 R4 X8 FRudolph with your nose so bright
5 N' D# l6 D7 U3 ~! E2 P4 aWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
. I  b* h1 [& ^; h( SThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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(like Columbus)