front 1 bully | back 1 noun - xoog sheegid verb - xoog sheegasho verb - to scare someone who is smaller or weaker than you noun - the person who does this EXAMPLE: That boy is a bully. He likes to tell younger kids that he is going to beat them up. |
front 2 ban | back 2 mamnuuc to not allow something EXAMPLE: Bullying is not allowed at our school. It has been banned. All bullies are suspended for a month. |
front 3 (verb) censor (noun) censorship | back 3 faafreeb to examine books or movies and remove them if they are offensive and not allowed EXAMPLE: This book was censored by the librarian. She removed it from the library. Now no one can check it out. This is called censorship. |
front 4 embarrassing | back 4 ceeban making you feel embarrassed or ashamed; you feel like everyone is looking at you EXAMPLE: My most embarrassing moment was when I fell down the stairs at school. I felt like everyone was looking at me and laughing. The truth is that people felt sorry for me. |
front 5 harass | back 5 dhibid to continue to annoy or upset someone over a period of time EXAMPLE: My child is unhappy at school. A bully has been harassing him every day for a month! This makes my child feel miserable. |
front 6 offensive | back 6 gardarro ah likely to make people angry or upset EXAMPLE: I did not like the book my child brought home from school. It contained swear words and other offensive language. |
front 7 threaten | back 7 hanjabaad to tell someone that you will hurt them or cause problems for them if they do not do what you want EXAMPLE: The bully demanded money from my daughter. He threatened her with violence if she did not give it to him. |
front 8 eliminate | back 8 tirtirid to remove something or get rid of something EXAMPLE: I have pre-diabetes. The doctor told me to eliminate sugar from my diet. |
front 9 expose | back 9 kashifaad to tell everyone about something that is bad or dishonest EXAMPLE: If you are bullied, it is important to expose the bully. Don't keep it a secret. Tell your parents! Tell your teacher! |
front 10 fake | back 10 been abuur ah not real EXAMPLE: This passport did not come from the government. A criminal made it. This passport is a fake. |
front 11 filter | back 11 miire software that will remove bad things from a website EXAMPLE: You should download this filter. It will keep your child from seeing offensive language when he browses the internet. |
front 12 suicide | back 12 ismiidaamin when a person ends his own life on purpose EXAMPLE: The boy was bullied for months and became very depressed. Sadly, he decided to end his life. He died by suicide. |
front 13 unpopular | back 13 aan jeclayn not well liked by other people EXAMPLE: That girl is unpopular. Her classmates don't like her. |
front 14 verbal abuse | back 14 aflagaado afka ah very rude, mean, and offensive words spoken to another person EXAMPLE: The girl experienced verbal abuse at school. Kids in her class called her fat and lazy. She became very depressed. |
front 15 laugh at | back 15 (phrasal verb) to make fun of someone EXAMPLE: The kids made fun of the new girl. They pointed at her and laughed at her. This is bullying behavior. |
front 16 uncomfortable | back 16 not good for relaxing and possibly causing pain EXAMPLE: These shoes are too small. They are uncomfortable. |