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。
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( Y4 k& v7 O4 X% U3 s" 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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3 m3 f- {3 n$ F) o+ y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 k, v# O0 F/ ]; @8 ?; T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。

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
4 `* @# P- k' w4 q+ r(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
$ ^5 [" N- K8 bYou would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
  d1 Y3 {1 u0 e9 Q: g(reindeer)
5 y+ J! i6 B1 b- W8 p3 j1 qUsed to laugh and call him names
  R$ d8 f; t, p4 A# W$ p(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

% x+ Q) }/ g5 T% fThen one foggy Christmas Eve
, Y/ a, Y" v' ~: f% Z7 nSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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6 _/ ]* r1 b( ^% L& ^1 Y8 F0 A1 WAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
1 P1 d+ u9 A! J% A  H5 S2 u"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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1 U) {2 N% e9 yYou'll go down in history!"
4 n: [: D- g, F; R4 }  P: g" r(like Columbus)