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。

' y  ~% e- H1 s! O) f$ L$ M昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

2 n% }) }1 h0 i' @6 U8 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。

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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
" F0 U. E9 B' T4 y- H8 X) DAnd if you ever saw it
( c9 A" W+ h8 B* E7 m- y(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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9 f! d  b; O* Q, rAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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(Ho Ho Ho)
2 ~2 n4 b( ]- nRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
, h5 d: q2 n  L+ Z. ?# tThen all the reindeer loved him
: F; p; z3 {6 l' @+ o# j! s(loved him)
- }, R* ?0 q0 G& J9 S3 ?2 KAnd they shouted out with glee
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* |4 d& V% ~' C6 l* t- e5 M"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
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