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
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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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: e2 q2 _, F4 Y1 F% Rcall sb's name。

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。

2 v' i! F/ y* E# j1 C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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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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
: \* T' d7 u! }0 sHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
  v% g6 z0 C4 aAnd if you ever saw it
$ g7 v' F( G( ]+ u(saw it)
% h4 O" n4 [) l2 ?You would even say it glows
* {/ J* T" ^0 p9 ]9 r2 p3 Z(like a flash light)
% V- U$ ~9 ^* {# `. vAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
9 z2 J4 `$ h; r7 c' q( QUsed to laugh and call him names
# c5 k% ^8 x) ]! a3 T: M$ v7 y: b(like Pinochio)
. P' V4 B, `# fThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
  Q9 Y5 u, D( p(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
" _$ q( P5 k# Z2 h+ M! ESanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
2 v/ {) M; t# E) {5 H6 n(loved him)
' T8 I3 P0 G: ]+ ?* |# E; aAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)