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。

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。

- z6 P, X: P7 x8 E$ r$ x/ r. P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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
4 [- z/ Z+ Z) f- n) gYou 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
(like Pinochio)
# `7 E" A3 D  b( g, tThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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# o- s; ~$ f5 w6 f, ^) Z0 _Then one foggy Christmas Eve
' B% l* m5 J7 q; E0 p8 L. FSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
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Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
- e* X. f5 U! }/ E7 b( u1 WAnd they shouted out with glee
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: ^% N: Q6 h; N( @; m"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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(like Columbus)