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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6 R% L, U' q9 p+ `call sb's name。
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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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  N, @7 i' R  o( E, S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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1 O* \% E$ ^' x. \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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You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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- f8 z2 T- b! D2 L$ iThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)
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) d4 v- N' H% m1 \2 s) ~$ e, GThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
$ y1 D( c* f% f' c$ \3 `' u+ }Then all the reindeer loved him
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* @1 G, g0 e9 j# K  c! sAnd they shouted out with glee
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6 R$ a; e8 h4 c"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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(like Columbus)