bad name
Noun
Meaning
Lack of reverence or esteem; poor reputation.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, name.
Angina is a bad name to give to your child.
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The only thing worse than bad health is a bad name.
It's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you.
I disagree with [Khalid Abdul] Muhammad. I'm against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.... This is not a village of hate. It's a village of hope.... Don't let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem giants who will stand up for our children.
A bad son gives his mother a bad name.
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
A bad wound may heal, but a bad name will kill.