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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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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2 C' D; v# k" \) a* V/ q' }call 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。

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！
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
* K. K( p% r" O1 k(reindeer)
) B4 U8 F  c0 P6 f+ j+ SHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
# n4 k4 |' X: g5 ?( {. v(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
6 j+ k6 v, X5 a: KUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
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) s9 R  S! }  N- s: X! DPlay in any reindeer games
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8 W, B5 g9 J8 Y, UThen one foggy Christmas Eve
* q; y9 h. h" ^: D! r# N" hSanta came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
, M& D0 j3 z6 i" ?. |+ {; K4 RWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
2 g1 d; u  {9 L4 {* _Then all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
. n) p  [/ W5 w) O% q8 J3 H" z* I"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)