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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' h% J- k4 h3 w) U; `call sb's name。
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# x& P  ]) ?3 O: H: ], s+ q昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

6 h, m' j! x* y5 J7 w- J* g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。
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. u: j% H, L2 z8 k! x3 p( pbtw,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)
4 C* ^2 K# e( q' k5 zHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
% H5 i% @4 q& Y& m* LAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
6 b  x/ U7 T9 [6 P5 w/ w6 }1 FYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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# V; ^# I- k8 U' tUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
; ?, u) L# A& a# B+ `" \  OThey never let poor Rudolph
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* i4 N+ Z7 \! x3 y0 DPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
: l$ i+ G- x5 K; `; T+ o1 _! IWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
0 t- R' h# F, sAnd they shouted out with glee
" s5 D1 d( }) D" y) }(yippee)
2 O# ]: s* _, U"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
( x  V7 T7 i8 y; n2 S. c! QYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)