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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% K% g9 @* P& ]8 F, F5 Q7 n4 j% u昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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" a8 Y" G2 l$ ?- r* W0 C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。
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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
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Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
2 l9 @# t& M1 U' Q; J1 \8 U! T4 h, e(saw it)
" ?8 G! ?) _$ e. YYou would even say it glows
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8 m0 q& W- Z  i/ z! p- r* mAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
" i. r1 v8 r5 z: `! Y5 JUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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7 Q( X. \9 z; d) y. y, ]; n: I, MThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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; G1 y6 W; {# DRudolph with your nose so bright
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1 D1 N) v, a7 m9 E& qThen all the reindeer loved him
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4 P% f1 R, Y& b* y' K9 m5 E$ s) nAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like Columbus)