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。

0 t% g9 n5 H( G8 j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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0 T, [* }' T) X4 n7 TRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
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0 @1 ^0 ^- k' KAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
  i" g3 f, D. m0 n, K  vYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
4 I: L0 G' J1 w) @1 f% ^5 T) rUsed to laugh and call him names
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8 W; ]: \0 L9 y  X- aThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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