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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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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# A& k0 Z1 l6 d" C+ H6 p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！

" o' m6 {1 K+ f- t5 s4 xRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
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) H3 g: ?1 t! \. g. N+ BThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

5 y  d* h2 l: |Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
( D3 B) S. N' D/ z4 _" K) \Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
" q- j: Y( @) p- K8 H! rThen all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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( r' A/ N+ r. E( @2 `2 f"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)