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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! S7 x/ B0 y0 [1 [call sb's name。
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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。
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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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2 J: {$ ^4 h4 D: P$ a! _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
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1 I) l: I' r& |6 [. N* Y4 HHad a very shiny nose
; ^" V. V. H* x7 F* S' V(like a light bulb)
' w* }7 |. u' CAnd if you ever saw it
4 b& O/ m3 w* A# H(saw it)
8 e# r3 u8 |7 tYou would even say it glows
8 F( W) n$ x) l1 t5 N2 _(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
1 S" _. }, d; |# P; k(reindeer)
, o* m% S& }0 [Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
+ _+ O9 C/ @4 A7 \They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
5 u3 z) h6 ?- s% DPlay in any reindeer games
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& {8 r! Q* z0 o! WThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
' W; a2 o6 H- G) CThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
  Q# j3 P0 P# e/ F2 ?And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
( w* L5 _' `# L; l9 p) s"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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6 C0 m/ ]  D, [+ ^( [. ]You'll go down in history!"
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