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
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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。

$ n+ g4 b4 y: Z. [+ n% r- K% N1 T/ _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！

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
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You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
/ I% \7 m3 ~7 w* bAll of the other reindeer
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Used to laugh and call him names
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They never let poor Rudolph
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(like Monopoly)
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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Rudolph with your nose so bright
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8 ~$ k+ \9 g! T! k9 m2 JThen all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
! M5 @9 [7 K; q; @! s3 a$ DAnd they shouted out with glee
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( |6 Q$ J: ~5 [" t0 y"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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