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

$ p; s* p. |0 h7 |. b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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; M8 U0 ]' v) p$ p9 _- lcall sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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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* {+ `7 }6 @' Q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！

1 L( s+ [. l6 X' NRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
8 K/ e: e# t+ B  a) IHad a very shiny nose
4 ~/ l) r0 C/ e(like a light bulb)
8 {8 {- ~7 b! _' r4 @# yAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
) L' U& N; T& \# N; M% ^+ @; }You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
5 j& ?6 q$ {+ j6 _(like Pinochio)
! S. X5 P) _* K8 ~0 U: SThey never let poor Rudolph
5 C5 I% I( |0 r" B& Y9 J' _2 j(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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4 N. i, W% Y1 i' w7 @' J. LThen one foggy Christmas Eve
+ b: H' u1 [3 r  v5 D' H! R% p: t" ESanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
1 n, P" b; A, \Then all the reindeer loved him
4 S) Q2 w% e6 {' o(loved him)
  b/ H' ~8 n0 v( ~/ C6 ~. _And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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2 e0 S! g( w  _" c5 m. G3 GYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)