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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8 N3 k0 y9 e& X- }! ~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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% l6 \5 Q) f$ tRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
- _9 r2 Q( {# R# M5 HAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
$ m* X2 L5 _, o" h; NRudolph with your nose so bright
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8 i0 c: t9 O" U& }# N; rThen all the reindeer loved him
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! G& ~! V/ S+ B0 L- l% J9 m7 dAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
( {" M+ R2 k0 u5 T" Q"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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