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

0 D% o" b8 m+ T& D8 s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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; U0 F0 z3 t, kcall sb's name。
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! p8 C5 h. I2 ~$ A3 y% _: f  ]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。
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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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3 a6 p: ?/ o( o, |, |7 P" bRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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& L  `6 d/ _/ P" z9 y3 ]8 bHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
9 I0 W$ i5 w9 C/ n& K0 ~And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
" u! \5 Q, o1 h/ n- w1 i) `# ?" ~(like a flash light)
! d! F9 ?6 V3 G1 J8 u' j$ |All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
! t2 x) n1 d3 RUsed to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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- ?( O0 J! k& L2 q7 p% pThen one foggy Christmas Eve
( l0 X$ [0 |: }# ^; s0 G0 CSanta came to say
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: u8 H% T/ D6 K/ `6 {Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
  G$ b0 \0 O  i* W2 ~+ ^Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
- `( F4 r& C& Q: Q) [And they shouted out with glee
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"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
1 c( a# u* t/ f7 W5 ?You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)