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。

' ?- z+ J  L- Q昨天下棋，那个家伙输了，走之前打了两个字母 sb
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. i1 F0 x& `5 E, M9 s) c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。
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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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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！

& K% V+ f+ z# u" D+ z6 g& oRudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
% t! u. @/ d5 c" y! s9 sHad a very shiny nose
4 r8 m' x1 S! P* W# k1 l(like a light bulb)
, N* ]: D& f7 FAnd if you ever saw it
4 `/ h3 w1 Y" h1 @2 o1 ~" }' P(saw it)
. n8 Y  ^  G0 ?/ pYou would even say it glows
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0 o! l2 ~9 F& N, D( FAll of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
8 @$ }1 D8 G  M6 @2 B+ Z/ [Used to laugh and call him names
  d4 h8 J7 n: x) d9 l4 N7 `4 A(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
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) Y; e- f  G" n' UThen one foggy Christmas Eve
$ l+ R- g2 ]( MSanta came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
; d1 |6 r/ s; \2 GWon't you guide my sleigh tonight?
1 Q0 D( \/ Q# I; p, D9 r& XThen all the reindeer loved him
* C1 V0 E8 Q% T* n0 t(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
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7 i" G9 u& h# j; O8 t1 ~& j9 {1 V# AYou'll go down in history!"
6 z3 N& a! e+ f/ X$ u4 j+ z8 A(like Columbus)