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。
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: T% D2 d6 @1 ~2 f昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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  K" ~+ m) T! p% o. B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。

9 p' |/ K- ~# y6 Q% A/ X) ?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！

  f3 o. ^# m% S3 ~& {7 g8 KRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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( J7 H; y$ Y, h6 QHad 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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1 D4 \4 q( c2 a; n; m) AAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
0 y  d2 C' [; C' y! D/ xThey never let poor Rudolph
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Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
. [5 T5 w* N& `, [4 nSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
6 v2 W' c' ?: a% b8 F  \$ v9 sRudolph with your nose so bright
, a% A( Z/ ~9 S  T9 GWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
1 ^& y% J3 D, i$ g* F  V/ [(loved him)
. F8 s: \6 ~1 A# q  F# p0 FAnd they shouted out with glee
" R( E1 V0 K& j+ C- y! k; U, Y(yippee)
0 h" H: B0 L' D5 M; x( _2 q% @"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)