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。

, p' D& f; W) V9 D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。

, ^* ?$ [5 d* E4 b% z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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" R% W/ Z- `) j' nRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
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And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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(like Monopoly)
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, g5 k9 Y, r2 N7 n% gThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
4 @6 I. v' J2 e0 F$ A/ U5 Y* }Then all the reindeer loved him
5 a5 t& S; C3 @: M(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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; r& s( q1 b) p3 j) jYou'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)