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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+ n. R, {9 m- l" xcall sb's name。

" j6 E" G! ~) M+ @昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

7 G: A; N- U9 ^* p+ D* r' K& U, @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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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！

. G( w7 E( P5 {5 o2 q- v7 E) NRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
" q1 v8 v9 C  ?/ EAnd if you ever saw it
$ I: B8 |4 e+ H& f5 w# \" r(saw it)
You would even say it glows
3 T% F% r4 A  x& y% P$ q9 T(like a flash light)
$ ]+ m/ ]% u2 Q' w. bAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
, ~4 E' b- R1 w, R9 k; D. TUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
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(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
5 z, u* j7 E, p2 l- z  F& vSanta 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
$ e' ~4 r" e0 L( w  @& M(loved him)
4 R' I8 }( L# J) U1 y' r! v5 TAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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