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。

8 V. J' n2 G# l3 ]8 u3 n$ L  H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。

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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7 }' g( O* @! }, |& A7 [+ q" n/ g2 M1 `Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
  R+ m: ~) l- s) X3 cYou would even say it glows
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All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
/ j, {+ F9 G% r; `- t( |Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

! m  ^4 X& m' n7 W! }0 _! l- {Then one foggy Christmas Eve
/ G- W6 C0 j$ N, f2 USanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
6 y. Y, _& H, a  e  X4 [: J6 ZRudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
4 v+ h3 J# v* T(loved him)
. q: l: Z6 X3 x( W$ J1 R+ ]And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
1 e( M" R) b3 \. x9 J  i"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)