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。
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8 ^# q; K! Q* L9 \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。

6 P. m9 Y, {( d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
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
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(saw it)
# s) R5 e/ \* ^$ [3 i. v2 `You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
5 P4 s" E! S! `7 q, D- r" z: M* PAll of the other reindeer
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, J( ?7 v) [$ @" f, KUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
) |/ ]; ~1 `3 Y& G  RThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
, a5 l! N+ s) K" T4 ]Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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% A3 x4 _7 s. G1 pAnd they shouted out with glee
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8 E/ b4 o6 q: `"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
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