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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1 h1 ^8 F5 B) Z, \6 N* U/ P昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

2 v' |) I1 G4 j* k5 A/ f4 v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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0 @: N# A" u# Z, _) U& e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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- p( H2 a( a" b! ^) ^+ \7 lRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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3 X% [* w! J4 @" ^$ ^) e# b2 JHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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3 `+ k4 m. p, p2 @You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
$ ^0 Y! D$ D  N! ]5 }All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
# b  b$ y$ `6 i8 f" e9 m(like Pinochio)
9 {: {* d$ V/ u( uThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

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?
8 I, s% E% q5 i# U3 AThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
3 ]% T7 p5 h  y- Y! J0 i  t"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)