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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call sb's name。
7 X( m% n$ W2 h' ~0 Q# B% \
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。

' l# d2 j9 r6 N: V" C8 k/ ]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。

$ o! R0 r8 v3 e4 D+ e/ N% Obtw,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
) p3 F0 M/ Z( g(reindeer)
8 ^; Y# V7 e# z2 M. a% FHad a very shiny nose
  ^/ p6 d. B- G1 m' W(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
- ]( z- U, ~9 U& I. HYou would even say it glows
. R7 h3 Y, _/ ~' Y$ P(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
  G- h; j+ {# F- D8 [$ G: `(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
4 Y5 r6 \4 C) S1 J(Rudolph)
8 N+ k, [8 ?9 b+ D( I* G. |Play in any reindeer games
) y# ?/ L( b1 |- ^# e2 s" `( h, i(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
5 [  j/ a* f! g: N5 |: OSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
8 O1 l% j& ?) D* U$ t8 PWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
2 u. ?1 z: e9 K1 C9 J* D' t( _  H(yippee)
( _' D' s/ L3 s6 R0 x"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
5 A, p$ W  h. _" f% |5 r) y& @  m(like Columbus)