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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3 A2 I" w/ x5 a: B! I昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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& f! l/ a1 |# k7 E6 w! V% Z9 R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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4 c2 g& O+ y. Z0 Kbtw,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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) `; `3 w* H! y2 L8 g9 SRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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4 [6 R! d7 `9 m0 e+ fHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
# v, h+ H. A4 ^- F2 o1 TAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
# [7 E6 U  J& o. `" A/ M/ }7 tYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
6 G" w( g# i; y( O; K* mAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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; e+ P( `. e2 L- GThey never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
" F# n# Y! o4 Z/ k- bSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
# V' r% \( Y$ ]+ P( n; }Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
# ?1 J; j4 C* O/ y: _! {Then all the reindeer loved him
. F# s4 `8 I  B# w9 f4 o(loved him)
' W( B+ H0 ]3 mAnd they shouted out with glee
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! B# E" ]  O  D8 E- @4 Y"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)