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。

8 s" O* ]; T1 L$ l昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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9 ^1 G$ o" y/ g. d' h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。

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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3 p) R7 L# g' Q: RHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
7 \( b, Q0 P3 G8 v6 \+ f. YYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
0 S1 [2 V1 o! I* Y2 cWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
+ @- ~/ e* r2 Q' AThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)