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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call sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

' A9 Y, y& d6 F* {/ \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。
7 \7 U! J( M2 m5 J( ?
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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
  V; C: s+ i9 f; A; U# p% U$ M(like a light bulb)
" t3 g0 n2 G" I8 [# A' u1 wAnd if you ever saw it
3 p7 a9 D! b: O7 e; }(saw it)
% o8 {0 ^( m# b- g& jYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
) q) U7 v1 b. Z0 R0 T. ZAll of the other reindeer
/ D# `3 w# t$ T0 A9 t5 _! P$ C(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
4 }$ K7 v4 i) v1 V& X# o(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
9 G: ^& A2 r, r6 X3 E3 j4 V# o(Ho Ho Ho)
) h6 x1 e" |! l# I! i' _Rudolph with your nose so bright
6 g# u  K+ `- l# S; R6 \) L' h; Z0 CWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
* K" Q& Q" f/ D$ q+ ^Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
- ~0 S, I3 R* Z% nAnd they shouted out with glee
9 K# y; Y; u" |. L5 g: c% x- ^(yippee)
& {/ y+ V( i" c, U"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
% \) k( e. X2 Q9 W(like Columbus)