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

; ^6 L" e- a. v* y/ m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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$ E' q; @9 r# M+ f2 t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。

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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% c0 t) Z( X1 |5 GRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
7 J+ D0 e% @0 I4 ?9 o/ J' q1 A(reindeer)
) P5 d4 Y8 S) V0 V+ `Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
. y9 {$ g+ x7 s' r, F2 [/ d(saw it)
9 d7 Z4 O# w% q) H( FYou would even say it glows
3 j; z  d( Z8 D; a6 G/ a(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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7 S3 B- e6 c* t2 x+ Y$ AUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
9 U) B) ?% f. O4 Q" p8 c: mThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
, t, _! ?# D: }+ {6 p6 ERudolph with your nose so bright
6 y% q$ @6 O2 h' j. JWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
% d% }0 Y9 p, t  p( gThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
9 \, n, j) P6 V: a3 q1 g(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
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