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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# g+ u! x: s- ]1 ^call sb's name。
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昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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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。
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) {& M3 K/ i' W  l9 }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
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(saw it)
8 h+ |1 d* R: i) \- S' jYou 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
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They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
( r* b( Z% Z' W# S  qWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
' u3 H' e* H' q3 `# K+ yThen all the reindeer loved him
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. k) u5 O3 B7 g& h/ n. lAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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