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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0 [& N, R2 P4 }+ {4 S5 c8 Q3 o( ]call sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

8 Q+ s* q1 H# n) o4 z, {1 ?+ B2 G9 U1 Z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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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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
4 V( p# z# p* l; f  pYou would even say it glows
- [/ v9 C7 D) a: J3 D* }(like a flash light)
7 c' L9 ?( Y, L8 U! aAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
, S( J# r& I+ p* aThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
6 B+ K4 Z, O8 S7 |3 XPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
; h6 O' ~* w" [2 R. A7 zSanta came to say
* a( D+ {( ~% X1 }( r! y- U(Ho Ho Ho)
  m8 U- M$ r+ p4 U7 URudolph with your nose so bright
0 s& P4 ~6 T( }1 d/ FWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
* z7 n' c3 Z8 i  |, z# E- u2 m* h(yippee)
3 i$ \/ k8 Z( j0 c  {"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
: w2 \: R% }8 P+ Q8 s/ d- Y8 s: F0 R* e(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
8 C- v' ?9 h! n6 h9 F% n(like Columbus)