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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' U" m. ~+ e3 C' p+ lcall 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。

! ?0 s! k8 y5 ^# r9 }4 \7 ?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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  `- J& H6 L! x" W. x8 L  uRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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4 J% t% \2 i3 a; YAll of the other reindeer
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  u' t; ^/ T! r  m& m+ TUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
! j# |# k* j+ \7 ]' N/ I, RThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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2 k( e: E- q9 A( A  F8 ["Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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(like Columbus)