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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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。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

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。

) f; f8 M+ b6 }, s% N& J& x( Bbtw,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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0 I) d. I- C5 j6 p2 ARudolph the red-nosed reindeer
% T4 j4 l$ p* q" G" F, O8 t4 v(reindeer)
# v( I7 m0 l' d  M3 T5 c( M( EHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
) H  W4 b' \2 N: w7 KAnd if you ever saw it
: {3 Z; F, K. J. @(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
. k" H" `5 |; i; }(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
3 s9 m  }4 I6 u' a# Z1 a( fPlay in any reindeer games
: W# `. ?/ q' W  V/ d; b. h7 P(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
; }+ o, T! _" {1 {2 _# ARudolph with your nose so bright
: \' e2 Q3 i8 T: K0 Q6 y3 mWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
% w- r9 j! Q5 N7 E* U' G2 OThen all the reindeer loved him
/ k* F! P, L5 e# D8 ~(loved him)
) h" Z% m% Y1 z# Y' t9 e6 gAnd they shouted out with glee
8 |; q6 d4 g0 m4 X4 i(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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3 Q! p+ _* b: }* ?  T. V/ sYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)