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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" C- q; Y9 w3 Ycall 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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! h5 C) s9 k9 `- j) L0 h0 W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。

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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! `  M5 |! d. m" _& H8 s: ARudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
+ F. o& j7 M3 J9 Q(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
6 Y/ S9 m$ W8 J* A+ z( p(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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+ r% I& c" ?0 ]: ?All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
$ [* p/ |. |, ?+ D( V" hUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
, Q, A" o8 u% q( ^5 O9 `" a, m" {They never let poor Rudolph
7 A+ M( S5 o9 O6 d5 J(Rudolph)
1 h. i# Q1 Z5 YPlay in any reindeer games
9 s1 e, S) o9 I3 G2 r# J# L(like Monopoly)
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; n7 u4 b1 \0 T9 x" u5 bThen one foggy Christmas Eve
  }9 Z& f( \6 T: qSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
8 X: T7 [, L2 D# T8 H- ~5 |Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
5 S+ @$ w* ^5 C! A3 [3 u$ M/ b9 |And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
! Z9 w5 N0 w" l& n3 TYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)