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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/ o3 I( S. e* Q: P* g9 t4 rcall sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

5 n8 c0 W2 B/ H3 l) Z& Z2 M. R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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" y$ R5 K6 H( I; g3 [0 T! a+ _( g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！

7 a* @- g+ G/ P* m& iRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
5 ~0 }9 g1 Q- ^, s' h(reindeer)
( ?) b2 S+ N7 C4 A! g6 lHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
, b- Y; A" R. k1 _You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
1 J$ L/ s4 Q1 R2 o(reindeer)
5 h4 P/ w2 O4 Z. y5 J7 nUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
7 N+ E4 B7 z" j* `. ^7 }, R, QThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
  Z! k. {3 u3 Y+ s  L2 l8 w2 o(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
! n) G( R7 C2 I1 q  Z1 o6 }Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
+ A% e1 u. }* U7 a0 iThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
$ o' `) s8 P7 Z3 \And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
. ~* q0 h, a' T' s(like Columbus)