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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call sb's name。

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。
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* C. _' g# N2 w" `8 o$ X/ ?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。

; b& [, a2 A6 _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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, H( J& t# U2 `' f  }Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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# N1 j8 V0 a9 m4 G* S: `Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
' w3 U# H, R/ W" N! a! xAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
/ L  Z2 t- e2 N3 |  LYou would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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  O& Z$ K& m7 WUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
3 x& ]( E" r. x5 b2 y3 y4 HSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
" k& e" v6 x; i9 l# j3 ^Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
2 F, M( ?6 {- k6 ^Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
4 N+ T4 v$ }+ d, g8 ?+ G/ i"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)