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
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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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( o, D+ O5 ]! h昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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, T$ o3 h( i1 U  N) H6 i: P* ?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。

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。

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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2 ]" N: u' Q. X& xRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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(like a light bulb)
2 Z( H+ S6 ?' }/ T) fAnd if you ever saw it
9 ]% N8 _# e* P: f6 J4 V(saw it)
) C! E4 h8 B/ y/ G' lYou would even say it glows
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. [: ^/ e1 J4 W$ l2 ~% B, r7 U& eAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
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(Rudolph)
  T9 \) m: G. h: ~& P; OPlay in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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; q# }2 K$ _$ b& X% z6 b( o/ QAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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