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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- u3 Z% }0 Q% r* `, G+ P$ |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。

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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  c0 R- `: G9 j' ^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
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Had a very shiny nose
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5 w4 G7 y1 k0 Q1 X! BAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
3 R4 j. }6 J% a& C8 C& M) n/ CAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Then 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?
# E6 J9 \+ b$ d3 U, ]. b% WThen all the reindeer loved him
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# X6 O/ H1 d  ]: Z' y) G6 xAnd they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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