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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call sb's name。

昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb

6 c. ]/ Y' S8 j# z  n7 p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。

$ v% ~. c: u; r" |. }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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7 S* W2 l, }/ w7 p" fbtw,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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
& R8 Z* k, \, k9 X$ ~7 _/ g(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
3 f+ m' F1 p" \* _(like a light bulb)
3 I% Z: M; ^( zAnd if you ever saw it
4 ?, E! V8 ~) v# S(saw it)
+ C# a! z' Q. G( l/ T. R5 gYou would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
/ e1 V9 T' T- y; e- }/ [Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
6 r( l3 {0 _1 r  N( lPlay in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
4 D! [) \* ?. n! J* r3 ~, U& uSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
  y0 W& W# E0 NAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)