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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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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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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1 u  a9 l3 u4 W" sbtw,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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9 H+ y$ X& v# p9 F. |Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
3 ]3 L7 B/ R4 J: eHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
1 S- l4 U4 x6 c& k; k9 HAnd if you ever saw it
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9 V) t0 N! j2 o# M4 b# TYou 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
(like Pinochio)
" Q1 p0 C; x" ?: CThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

: c" U2 @9 V& f; QThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
7 A3 {+ a% K7 w. pRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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# }9 N1 s( x- N4 N: H3 H7 f"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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