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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' j6 L' s4 ]. ^2 a昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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。

4 J8 T' C" K( P: f3 l7 e0 _2 E  A( a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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
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$ d6 p4 Q' _. A5 KAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
! t8 q: G$ `, VAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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- S8 L9 ^) @. s8 f9 F1 [Then one foggy Christmas Eve
  |( }7 Q( I% t: r. s# Z  _Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
8 N5 c/ \2 s+ r: D- CThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
, O+ H" b7 z% M0 k; Y# VAnd they shouted out with glee
5 m. D$ {! y" V, L+ r(yippee)
2 w4 h4 q4 c" X& a"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
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