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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  o4 e; |, @4 C2 ~8 ~call sb's name。

/ Y& ]6 J( H; H" B; p3 l5 O; w. d$ A昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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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。

+ `' t# n9 q- Y4 M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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1 ?3 ?1 b- u1 {2 ]/ L, Hbtw,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！

$ |! C& y( S  n( [Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
, X- y. b6 o3 FYou would even say it glows
) H  h1 p- R& A  q3 p(like a flash light)
) _4 ~* w+ Y0 a; eAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
3 E: d1 q# R# k5 WUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
  G" s" s1 o+ r, X3 h/ @' e(like Monopoly)
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$ m/ L2 Y+ i. `5 e" PThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
! X7 X9 e3 }! `8 ARudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
6 |# @2 u$ D2 A  DAnd they shouted out with glee
4 c9 z; ^/ E# r6 l. N( n; j) ?(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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