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

=
call sb's name。
' J7 [9 t* C) w% h+ v
昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
& a+ N# f- P  ]  H7 y4 W
; R+ m' `9 N- E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。

( R$ N7 {2 s# C& K6 W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！
5 `8 E$ e# j" L2 P# \
7 w2 v' ?# ?0 p2 b+ ~, w$ ~1 sRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
( m( q1 Z9 r$ y. c, yAnd if you ever saw it
' |  L5 c) A( O" W. l(saw it)
You would even say it glows
6 r5 i' h* j. K) ]+ }1 |; p7 C0 z( p(like a flash light)
! D, {. [; @- G8 YAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
% ~9 g( g: F. a0 MUsed to laugh and call him names
7 R5 Q. o, d! v& j; Y3 o5 [(like Pinochio)
) Q2 l2 H- H% y7 |They never let poor Rudolph
+ E% D$ j/ K6 E5 v/ Y: M(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
, G7 |& F) w$ u# Q1 ~$ J7 q8 G$ V
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
  A4 |+ G- b+ y0 }2 E, \- HWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
5 J4 K2 i; b" }' E) R! J% c"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
* i9 |! b: m* s& |/ Q1 [You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)