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
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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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4 @$ y8 U8 w7 a$ y: n4 Ocall sb's name。

. r# E9 n5 g- S* h! c: n. D* 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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2 t+ Q* h- Q# }$ G' 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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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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. M8 a- [- W8 V9 ]- ZRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
; b& v1 O# w, S2 iHad a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
: G' N7 D/ u  [' F& b8 E8 J; ]# pYou would even say it glows
9 i( X$ `8 l1 ~# v# G: d8 D% `2 R$ U* T(like a flash light)
$ `0 i% H$ n& ~! U0 w' ~6 B& \) DAll of the other reindeer
! t. R2 \7 M4 a( G+ O9 c: _7 U(reindeer)
3 m' w' F3 s: B( vUsed to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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9 p- i' ~  \) L* M% K(like Monopoly)

8 v( S  T! c. d: \# f6 i# E6 w8 eThen one foggy Christmas Eve
( H4 R7 L8 J5 k( r2 RSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
6 H9 s$ I' ~) X, aRudolph with your nose so bright
" }. l: i5 n/ t3 N' dWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
  `; N3 ~  u+ sThen all the reindeer loved him
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, h6 o) u9 B6 ~And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
) L$ m1 Q2 q5 f0 C# {( {) o"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
3 E9 d9 \* Q+ L' l3 i+ a. u7 z1 n(reindeer)
) @5 `7 i, p+ T! X) l, l$ vYou'll go down in history!"
( g0 z, R) s9 A* |1 m* c(like Columbus)