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。
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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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" `! W4 d/ t: y$ L, R5 _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！

- z  x+ `: h! _% F$ mRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
5 P6 |2 }9 j! dAnd if you ever saw it
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2 ?) U& p1 ?- }6 k" ?$ M. p1 e7 CYou would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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# [2 A1 M- T4 O8 zUsed to laugh and call him names
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) ?( [; a1 k: m- AThey never let poor Rudolph
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8 P* L& D8 Y; UPlay in any reindeer games
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Then 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?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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8 Y- l. n; S4 ~% a) q8 ]And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
% Q3 g$ Y, q5 Z7 A5 f9 L" Y"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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+ o6 k0 e& g2 P( j) {You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)