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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call sb's name。
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3 H1 m) h% `  B4 ?* Q3 E" s2 m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。

. ^8 ^+ A( ?- h' t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！

- m; {8 [1 U+ A2 U) QRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
3 D( d/ W( D  z4 p9 \4 _9 nHad a very shiny nose
9 b7 T- P6 g7 l. B% t8 ~+ z(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
5 A; E1 ^+ f" \' _(saw it)
You would even say it glows
4 M; V) i4 }- ~(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
5 M) g( x% p2 `1 B) _+ Z(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
2 k& o/ ^) A% qThey never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
* w' ~# g/ h8 [5 w3 ~7 xPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
1 I; y  E# A4 ySanta came to say
. f9 z. ~+ R3 b' N; `5 e& \(Ho Ho Ho)
# z  K5 ^( b4 x5 i( bRudolph with your nose so bright
' t& Q, H- {& X+ n) C9 ^Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
7 w( j. U5 w5 V. W( m' i' F(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
0 v: Y; q, {4 y9 U- r' U"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
: T# _, M& @( w* ]9 `6 y- H(reindeer)
. L/ {" f7 p1 C  H9 o7 h4 x& tYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)