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。

9 I2 ]1 G& f/ n+ b# |" o: m昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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$ R  J+ Y  m; a& Z. n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。

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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9 \3 ?) b) r7 h* b! V. wRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
8 y& i- |5 e4 v9 Z  X5 TUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
, D8 [- s6 \4 n2 Q! aThey never let poor Rudolph
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1 R; G/ a7 }: S8 |Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
9 f8 M- @% C, fWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
0 v% A+ ?3 q9 fThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)