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。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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# f2 v- J5 G& ^; w8 z# K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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, z, H; N0 \, gRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
0 t  w! o% n; g(reindeer)
) B4 z' q3 j/ X" UHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
8 ?* i9 m) [$ n* ]$ Q: O0 \+ j(like a flash light)
' q: A; u8 H( [5 ~5 t) wAll 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
' G' L; q* `* H/ XSanta came to say
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* m  L# A/ x$ _Rudolph with your nose so bright
) r, d' [5 |2 P* G8 wWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
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) L+ m: e, Y8 V: lAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
- s) ]( A9 h) l! {- F' \2 P"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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/ ~) k5 ]. `. cYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)