Name-calling is when people pick ugly or unkind words and stick them on someone, on purpose, to hurt them or make them look small. It is not just saying a person's name. It is choosing a label that stings — stupid, fat, a rude word for their body, their family, their accent.

Name-calling is就是 people人們 on purpose故意 pick挑 ugly or unkind words難聽或不友善的字眼 and stick them on someone硬貼在某個人身上, to hurt them要傷害對方 or make them look small或讓對方顯得渺小。It這 is not just不只是 saying a person's name叫出對方的名字而已。It is這是 choosing挑 a label that stings一個會刺人的標籤 — stupid笨, fat胖, for their body, their family, their accent針對人家的身體、家人、口音 a rude word的粗魯字眼。

Children do it in the playground; grown-ups do it in arguments and online. Teachers, parents, and news people almost always say it as a bad thing: an attack made of words, not fists.

Children小孩 in the playground在操場上 do it這樣做; grown-ups大人 in arguments在吵架時 and online和網路上 do it這樣做。Teachers, parents, and news people老師、家長和新聞界的人 almost always幾乎總是 say it as a bad thing把它說成一件壞事: made of words用言語, not fists而不是拳頭 an attack做成的攻擊。

The older everyday phrase is the same idea: to call someone names. Though actually, a nickname that everyone likes is not name-calling. The point is the wish to insult.

The older everyday phrase更早的日常說法 is the same idea是同一個意思: to call someone names用難聽的話罵人。Though actually不過其實, that everyone likes大家都喜歡的 a nickname綽號 is not name-calling不算 name-calling。The point重點 is在於 the wish to insult那份想羞辱人的心。