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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8 m' L: v2 p) \8 {/ K" I昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

4 q9 O8 p' n# u! _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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5 R* t. ]9 ?6 }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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/ n8 R% d) {7 W: p$ \Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
* {( P! k  D' n2 e(reindeer)
- n/ z- O7 d% wHad a very shiny nose
/ R4 y- k* ~. ~, G3 I; [/ y" y4 I(like a light bulb)
3 y; L! L8 I, Y8 E" ?% U2 U5 V7 CAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
/ i1 r3 h# I& ?5 z(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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4 ^, B$ y. e" I3 m  x9 dUsed to laugh and call him names
- A/ t  Z$ V3 p1 P' P4 I* Y(like Pinochio)
1 T9 ]; C* ^) g! g3 l( V3 \" W+ iThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
) I  B& I8 V5 T! C; T% iPlay in any reindeer games
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4 z) n  k; r; U' a% q9 Q4 VThen one foggy Christmas Eve
9 b6 N0 B0 T) ]$ ~9 d1 W2 ~Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
. V" X% X% \6 x  x  i* RWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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5 r- x/ X5 j1 V7 y# f# i: ]And they shouted out with glee
7 S& m  ~! X8 W/ D) k& W7 ?2 z0 C(yippee)
" s+ e6 ^8 v( n0 ]$ I; J"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
8 E" c4 i* x$ c(like Columbus)