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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% ]3 p% R! r( Bcall sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

- n1 F6 @& D3 ^# e. a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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2 Q5 Q8 `" r/ |# A4 t$ o1 Xbtw,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
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
) Y; T3 z3 ?5 F9 x3 L(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
& {9 ~2 P" O# \(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
) ^% X/ f( w- x(Rudolph)
8 I3 A# R+ I( Z6 b6 d6 ^Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

0 N- C! ~; R& P( f2 V2 IThen one foggy Christmas Eve
! t% U% I1 Z- LSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
: G* O. u; w9 N. K! A( URudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
1 B) V" Z! O0 SThen all the reindeer loved him
% A# w7 O% T6 b' B(loved him)
$ R3 N/ _2 M  T) F0 _And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
+ a+ L3 |) F" V. x4 k"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
$ i: a4 B( C3 i7 j(reindeer)
& s7 E. b  i* gYou'll go down in history!"
) z; p+ J: y+ ~5 m* Q, X+ O6 I(like Columbus)