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
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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。

' o  C* p' |2 l( S) ^" B/ H0 R5 y8 Y; M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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2 y6 E/ H9 V7 Lbtw,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！

- E+ w3 T4 t0 a6 kRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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/ M+ ?8 H; T% o% t( Z# p& c6 rHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
- ^7 z; Q5 d; {& JAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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2 v; L) E, L) x+ K5 [Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
4 X% R& n( v6 L0 b/ OSanta came to say
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; E2 |9 i0 U1 E5 ?4 [Rudolph with your nose so bright
& E8 u# X+ H, S( Q( {5 ?. d& nWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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% `3 [0 O/ G0 ]4 }" G9 _(like Columbus)