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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昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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7 T$ f0 M* Q3 A/ M+ J' P% ?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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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！

- [  B; s1 J0 tRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
9 d) S. I& b( I8 b7 l9 i; B# ?4 R8 a# ](reindeer)
% c+ A7 \8 q8 \Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
! u5 C% _$ O/ ?3 q0 e4 w/ KAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
* k- t) d  ]- o: iSanta came to say
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2 @8 Q6 }; i+ ^/ a7 P' y3 JRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
9 Z% w# I2 Q4 \( X6 Y1 n/ o) ]; SAnd they shouted out with glee
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$ Q7 a" `% A4 e! c0 J"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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(like Columbus)