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。
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9 Z+ V5 z, X/ Z5 `* I3 i! x3 d昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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. P" J: e- ]* l! a$ h/ H1 x+ 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。

2 N) v- I! R9 y6 ^, q/ {5 P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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- s, w2 I' e  f! f% j9 U; ebtw,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
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: x3 ?' K- t( O3 r" S5 D, lAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
" c7 `- ^7 ]0 p; v; }) e- u(like a flash light)
. j  Q- [5 s) a+ u  W! P+ bAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

8 e) |+ A5 `0 f0 w+ N' @3 bThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
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Then all the reindeer loved him
7 G8 A0 Q0 E7 K  u8 d(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
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; o1 h4 s% C! m% l"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)