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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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。

- P0 J2 X, U6 [, ?; y) b) }1 \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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! Q5 d6 K' \  C1 j3 @, gbtw,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！

- F  z- t+ w- ~; _5 u1 V- o% j9 B0 xRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
5 d0 k' G% M0 c  Z$ e+ T(like a light bulb)
: f' Y, p4 J$ P; M  l6 xAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
, M. r, Z* i# R( S; OYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
# u; ~: A! Y0 f4 s( k2 ZAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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8 ~! E+ X* W4 Y% FRudolph with your nose so bright
& h! t6 C/ B6 DWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
& j$ m3 |, B( K$ D6 A/ rAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
3 d- h2 E8 l0 Y- B7 _" K8 E* G0 P"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
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