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。

- |) y7 H1 F4 z6 V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。
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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
(reindeer)
- ]5 B# f' K! V- e* `Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
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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5 z5 G6 M/ L; V* I+ _0 wThey never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
9 q" S0 @: L" ^# _2 PSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
4 d2 _5 O! g# i0 D/ zRudolph with your nose so bright
% K) ?& t8 J" F# \3 [& ^Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
, c2 z% {, u0 p8 aThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
5 L: @. q, U0 z- D& e! G6 v+ X' gAnd they shouted out with glee
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& _9 q( _9 P8 q" N"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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