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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6 E" X/ q, M: \4 Jcall sb's name。

) M+ i8 \; X2 K. m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。

5 L6 F1 W- G7 P. }" l1 f2 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。

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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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1 b3 j% o: V( P9 v8 zHad a very shiny nose
4 ]8 c5 E* y6 M" ~; w0 b! M(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
8 S, O: L5 t- W(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
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, {; x% r8 |% u3 @- p& JThen one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
; X9 S9 {9 V2 C; y1 J$ E' CWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
& g" D8 j  U; u1 `( S7 ^: c( \Then all the reindeer loved him
" h( x  J. i1 S, G9 e& k! U(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
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