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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/ g! h; m% ?' L, c1 M( {; I% Bcall 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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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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1 }9 W% p' t1 i# o8 l! n% e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！

, u' J' L. s# JRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
% }" Y9 x* _8 P4 ?: D) H4 ]) d(reindeer)
( h; g9 V7 K) _( X3 MHad a very shiny nose
: i" T' K1 \7 z0 p7 U, S. }(like a light bulb)
5 d! _8 ^8 d- f  _And if you ever saw it
% D  Z! J; U. e5 U2 M, @(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
/ U& {: s' |9 x2 t9 XUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
2 a3 K1 z& F- R; n8 @$ \+ E(Rudolph)
; q( F1 e+ u  b% F& XPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

" k- N* H# y  ?7 u5 h; FThen one foggy Christmas Eve
/ L8 ^+ Z6 g/ Q& P9 P# \Santa came to say
, g* h* R/ G! }! _# K/ n(Ho Ho Ho)
: n% B1 G/ \' ZRudolph with your nose so bright
, R6 V, I4 a* n0 W: C! n. gWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
, d6 C( j. y) {! ~# k1 l4 E; OThen all the reindeer loved him
4 @! N& A" o2 P(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
% x* u. T& M5 z) j+ `( w; v" d' a(like Columbus)