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

=
3 G: T* i) E: i# d% Z& v2 lcall sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

4 Y3 j0 t& ?: Z* Y" d$ o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。
# n4 Q2 f. ]8 B! y8 s9 S
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。
1 _, l0 a. w7 P# t- c- C3 X+ q: S1 I0 V
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！
  o0 k" v# W- ?+ C/ E
7 s" {; D& H  Y( s2 s3 PRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
0 c9 u) L# W  K. M(reindeer)
- [+ j- S( J2 m2 U$ FHad a very shiny nose
6 k+ k* E$ B) y) O/ E; ]7 G(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
. A) _: j- w/ k(saw it)
. s- G7 b; F5 g2 o6 _  W% FYou would even say it glows
) D3 N2 u4 W$ R3 c3 g& Z(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
8 P* D) |+ x# u" }, {
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
0 B+ }. e3 c; ]2 Z* o1 ~5 cSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
1 \) W' y, a; X! b- M/ y# C; y! lRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
. o8 J) C" E0 ~; s9 m" H- O6 d. tAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
* W  j; ^9 _: o% x+ p7 c5 w"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
6 R9 A- A! Z4 y* P  I" q+ \(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)