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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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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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。

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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9 k7 |3 B; E  K  L  @9 N/ Q( cbtw,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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1 b6 B, U8 ^( W8 v, nRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
% a, u  e% O- d. z: ]- EHad a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
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* S8 t$ y4 {1 y5 l3 z5 G" lAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
$ L6 l) p; }" p5 z6 i' t/ f# eUsed to laugh and call him names
. |. q' O/ j  n(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
) _3 y- T2 B9 L8 L- p" R7 F& APlay in any reindeer games
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6 I7 M4 M6 ^- j" AThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
- b; K+ }) A- M2 ~+ ^0 K% L5 i3 oWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
1 {' D7 W1 Q, \Then all the reindeer loved him
+ R' t, L" C9 M; J# \0 l5 T$ O(loved him)
% e5 k+ {% ?9 U) V! e+ R# e! Y) k+ c* LAnd they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
- V# u. Y6 ^" Y+ `" K) E6 i"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
$ x- j8 f# Q$ X6 NYou'll go down in history!"
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