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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0 j( M* |/ x. e( Y0 `! A8 [call sb's name。

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。

: T1 V! T# l. |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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3 H* f6 b9 U2 u) }5 M7 P9 k$ l" K- Lbtw,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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$ j% O$ E) B' J. iRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
! i: O4 m. D) `  T7 J, q(like a light bulb)
) a: p/ U' w8 e3 S' F+ T/ x) f" bAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
6 K: P4 ]7 g" J& [  D1 Z# k( K5 K2 CYou would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
9 V- y0 m7 c: l' N" H(like Pinochio)
8 R5 v: B% l9 H  XThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

8 G& P- t7 f) x4 q( D$ T* G% `Then one foggy Christmas Eve
+ H' M8 k: j9 S3 }0 b9 ]. GSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
) y: j. L& m$ z" b! a  p- w1 pThen all the reindeer loved him
" p& G/ S& s3 j+ z/ [" f' |(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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- r3 L. {" o' y) k"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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* B: c! I/ J2 Y. xYou'll go down in history!"
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