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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7 r6 {$ ?" h( P' a6 \call sb's name。

* U- }; a$ k. m* U( L0 w: G昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

8 j9 V2 x5 K% _% f3 i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。

9 N2 r9 d8 v$ b1 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。
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' |/ p# v6 {# ?$ `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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: o: H- o/ @% H# q- y8 I0 L; lRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
. f( S5 l5 s9 a( G$ CHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
: p! [4 h9 p1 E8 n7 ](saw it)
8 C. Q/ L8 ?- u6 cYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
2 @1 v" t) Z2 _All of the other reindeer
+ e2 a' E& N4 t- }0 h) u5 U(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
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3 s% i3 w' U: h6 `. VThey never let poor Rudolph
& T7 q) W3 a1 |4 Z(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
, c* x) ~1 d0 R9 k(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
7 K5 n" h) F. K% C2 d! F  u' j1 sSanta came to say
8 U( \6 m* M( c6 v(Ho Ho Ho)
9 [$ G5 R" c2 P  m. }Rudolph with your nose so bright
! n% \' M. f- E1 q; k( ?Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
3 |9 {. t" {, \6 }* T/ R(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
! O3 G# b( {  kYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)