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

7 I6 I+ R) L  B3 }# n# i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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" S3 ^' ]5 L# u& ^: `call sb's name。

* E, j1 J- y# W. n1 O4 m8 ?0 m昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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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。

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
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
$ ^1 b( E+ {/ x$ m+ p) ]* Y7 d/ qAnd if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
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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
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
# Z: W) l% L, U; o$ zRudolph with your nose so bright
! Z) r4 @7 s* JWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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And they shouted out with glee
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! Q; e; [. \1 ?- ~! u3 c"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
) N2 N0 v  Q" z) B2 ](reindeer)
1 ^1 H3 R% H4 X( O8 |3 rYou'll go down in history!"
( @) O$ U* d/ {( S(like Columbus)