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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- L) a8 Q: f; U, q1 _! \) F$ \call sb's name。
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1 a$ W4 |7 C( V/ s& S/ o4 f( }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。

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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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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. N  q" _/ ~; qRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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7 e7 v2 w7 L. |5 O$ K4 P. VHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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, h- j8 u8 W0 V9 ~2 W- f/ Q! [: L) O( }All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
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* f8 Y6 D5 Z; p) RThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
7 u# v  U8 f- y$ Z8 k. n; _Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
4 X% @, L0 A% fThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
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(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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3 Y$ L0 ~4 p% q0 E. q. W8 nYou'll go down in history!"
* ?7 \' D. c/ e: ~" k7 X(like Columbus)