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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$ Q. q% m: ~- Rcall sb's name。
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( q* L" R4 ~/ y- r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。

- l" ?" Z! R% K9 r6 i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。
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' |1 N! h) F5 W# \1 i  \6 Fbtw,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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) z0 ?" O: S8 f2 \0 L, dRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
% e1 }' D( M0 DHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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* [) k/ u. U1 l: W( j3 nYou would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
7 p  |2 R+ ^9 N; H( c/ pUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

. B" i7 k& s8 C5 wThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
6 L+ L0 r9 Q) `. e4 i8 |3 {. Q7 CWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
) h$ q) X+ G; e8 s+ u2 hThen all the reindeer loved him
9 q9 r' O& v8 K3 H2 p. n(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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& `2 H4 n# Y  U" _"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)