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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, Y6 Z# e& u- k+ h; x8 f6 scall sb's name。

) I& J" R: i6 {* [- [! B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。

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)
" B- c: i1 ?/ O1 e7 D& J2 ]Had a very shiny nose
2 F9 w1 ^& C9 ]% t$ w8 C+ t% I(like a light bulb)
0 y4 x4 P2 e0 E- \. q6 gAnd if you ever saw it
4 B( J9 ?! @  G2 X# t$ k! U4 E(saw it)
2 F( Q9 p+ r& ^$ U5 |You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
6 M* S* M( m7 `( J! e: d0 G1 o(reindeer)
) O, a0 N& e. W* B  P7 }: cUsed to laugh and call him names
$ o9 L2 n/ G1 p$ l1 Z  X: n. H1 w% W(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
* ]' A" s& v9 X- DPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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/ r; q: |5 Q. q. t* k/ I3 x# ^! AThen one foggy Christmas Eve
- q$ _  B; n( dSanta came to say
+ M) O! D% h9 ]; a4 }2 ~  V4 f6 m(Ho Ho Ho)
) ^0 u* k3 ?$ Q: v3 kRudolph with your nose so bright
3 Y9 ~, g$ c$ v7 UWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
: L' R" X$ E- I; @& \And they shouted out with glee
0 ^' V8 I5 N) o  p(yippee)
. H5 _2 v, q1 a0 D5 o"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
( Z% H( y' f. c% TYou'll go down in history!"
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