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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" O  k4 r; \4 u9 n2 W) ?7 @call sb's name。
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0 p& H! b9 I- q2 M; d2 s; A昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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# n( V* p5 p, q- q* t+ B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。

  t- H% E' q: c$ _& T& \+ [) Q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！
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
1 x$ D1 T, D2 j( T2 B1 G& z(reindeer)
* ]1 X$ o" h' l4 wHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
- ]3 S) _2 i$ L- W, eAnd if you ever saw it
(saw it)
; |7 ]! J" U8 x+ d6 |You would even say it glows
6 I/ W/ N) a5 q" Y" o- R(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
1 k& w9 a* C/ d+ [8 C1 GUsed to laugh and call him names
2 n$ a6 u' ]; P/ ^9 }' o( C5 l; |(like Pinochio)
' p  t9 P4 R! N# JThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
8 v  @7 }% h% bPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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( C+ T" f% n4 ^Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
% r2 u$ I+ b) b( O& F3 [2 W# Z2 b"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)