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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3 l) R: X) C4 Q1 q- ]call sb's name。
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+ `  f% s7 X  p- {* R昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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2 c& I# Z  s6 ^& `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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6 w/ }. {9 F. V" r8 d8 t! J  j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！

( S7 i6 f& N5 j  c) w3 P  `Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
" {+ U$ v6 V! L) B(reindeer)
. T1 @  _- ]% V% z+ Y! w# yHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
0 J) F% B0 Y) p5 I( k4 J+ F& JAnd if you ever saw it
, X2 x+ M' ?2 m5 t" o# f# ?# W(saw it)
9 S+ X9 p& c6 r' f3 z& L) Y! NYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
5 s- j/ _0 |+ j0 B- UAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
, z' T* ~, a; {' K$ W* w( r& O8 `2 ]1 JThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
* Y0 j! F% \; W3 b' P; X% dPlay in any reindeer games
! q  s5 ^" r2 E6 C% o8 N+ ?(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
8 i' O, T  z2 d% q% ](loved him)
2 _$ Z9 \+ B# ]; ]And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
1 r2 i+ K2 b9 q"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
6 k; P2 K# n& P7 e(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)