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。
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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。

5 `, \( Z0 |, S7 c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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' v& v8 f3 ]* n" j5 s/ pbtw,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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
4 D4 h: Y" @; B2 lHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
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" V, c0 Y) ^6 B% P3 Y) ]You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
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1 u+ r5 M* T3 v5 c3 v# G# ePlay in any reindeer games
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8 C  _8 J) ?* jThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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. ^5 L& E$ s5 i8 URudolph with your nose so bright
5 I' @. r5 t4 Q# e9 v2 E6 v: A# fWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
9 [4 f2 @' ^: v- x* R, k) `7 `Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
( P  L. S& C( k' y4 }6 n  ?1 I2 o$ `+ ]And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
, O" T5 o% w# q4 _: F"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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5 A9 O6 A' U! [3 s0 L& gYou'll go down in history!"
5 W2 _  a7 Y0 x0 D  a# ?! m(like Columbus)