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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昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

/ l, [1 T& R) A3 a! @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。

% a( p0 Q+ Q6 Y9 [4 U( q  t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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- Q5 c. v* f$ i  RRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
2 }% u+ u+ @. R(reindeer)
3 }; G% o8 n- u; ^9 |- PHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
/ E6 V" w' ~  ~/ K# D% x* L" hAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
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# c  {! O3 a6 \6 k. u! E" Q2 @6 eUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
8 [% e* ?4 B( H. KWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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1 k0 w7 q) S. Q& CAnd they shouted out with glee
+ c# h6 k% v# s: ]# \) o% J4 J(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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(like Columbus)