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。
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0 S# w7 |6 R+ R1 Q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)
! P0 X3 r# {7 ?: X( X& l: eHad a very shiny nose
- ~9 ]3 W# o! q; }9 |  {3 F" i. o(like a light bulb)
4 g9 Z! |1 B# W8 c8 ~( wAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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3 Z- b. v  B  j5 M6 GAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
, ^! ^) z9 @! [6 o% w0 x7 QSanta came to say
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# K# G% [  Z) H" k3 {- |Rudolph with your nose so bright
2 w# G! @( b; a, r5 CWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
5 P  B9 o9 c0 j(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)