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

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。

6 L+ A) q: [" y! G& _; x- z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
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
4 Y0 _  _0 c8 F1 J" YAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
  Z- P( O: y; A8 t. |9 B9 I6 qYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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' y- _, k6 P& n& j7 ^# xThey never let poor Rudolph
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(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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4 g% g% m( Q( c1 W, j* G) U9 T2 q1 N2 cRudolph with your nose so bright
9 p" m  O' l/ B5 ~Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
0 S  B7 m. f5 q  F1 rThen all the reindeer loved him
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5 A% A" j( R, T+ q6 QAnd they shouted out with glee
8 U2 }) r' r: n0 C% m) j  z; e8 S(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like Columbus)