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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昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

& K* b0 D, U; q2 }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。

" n0 e9 Q+ W% O1 C2 W+ ^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)
Had a very shiny nose
9 J6 ]  o) B9 a; q2 V( h2 S(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
8 t# r, l: b8 ^( k(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
8 x2 R7 ]' P) b5 @) r- d$ k. @All of the other reindeer
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2 a3 }* L& J# S$ ]% L" AUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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6 W, [8 s9 I$ C+ u- X! `9 ^& dPlay in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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  ~, S, ^# X7 f: o8 {8 aRudolph with your nose so bright
$ _; @/ I( r# x3 xWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
1 S; v- m4 {1 H. G* `7 f# z2 G6 L* b7 o(loved him)
1 z3 i; o$ G/ I- H" aAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
% y( K$ \$ Q5 f  L: ?4 _" ^# f/ D"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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  u# {! Z" ]9 f* ~4 \: z$ _You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)