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
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: G) [/ Z+ P1 r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。

. q+ Z6 f! O( |$ E) ]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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. ~3 B5 \( t$ O) {3 I  ^% YRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
- T/ D; S. r2 D$ ?8 z(reindeer)
# I- Q" G# x. `* _1 T( u% U4 z% THad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
! }( x/ {8 v1 U% n& d" ?' cAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
! k- T# {- s) ?7 i% vAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
* Q: b; n5 M& U: Q! F3 ?(like Pinochio)
+ S$ r# m8 }# e, H' S9 o1 F9 CThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
4 l; {" k3 w6 e# p8 E$ k: h. J+ APlay in any reindeer games
+ K: k9 O9 }* o(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
& a. ?8 f/ c) SSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
" k# G/ P  g6 z& q) L" H/ p3 [/ G4 ^( jWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
9 X+ u4 Q7 a% g) F(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
& ~, E/ @  I* ^+ G4 m5 {(like Columbus)