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

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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0 j) G' S: {$ f+ N- ]5 f昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

2 [% W" v9 y8 J$ 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。

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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& a3 N9 [' a9 O6 W' ?5 |; a5 ]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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
& j; @( T& @, }4 J! g: X0 o) Q) j(like a light bulb)
! ?) e4 m; a- @8 dAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
' F7 w+ {2 ?; f) c  [All of the other reindeer
9 D' r  V; H! t9 `2 O, g3 D7 \$ |(reindeer)
/ ]7 N7 j: M3 Q$ i7 M* HUsed to laugh and call him names
* C3 Y+ J8 B( Y* `) @(like Pinochio)
( e, B4 ^' U, G3 zThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
- x" [7 X5 D5 q% IPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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0 Z8 J( Z5 J' Z9 Q; gThen one foggy Christmas Eve
* P/ T" p8 p( `! jSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
+ l0 s- t( {* w1 `. c# _" @(loved him)
) @- `* j3 Q2 w$ [- `! A9 V/ \0 z0 YAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
) S9 f: c# ]6 n+ R) e$ e8 D"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
6 i/ [' B5 i; ^1 ~5 l- N+ {You'll go down in history!"
( I2 O/ v4 J, r: g(like Columbus)