Do they do this to flirt or just to joke around? ?!

ok im in eight grade!.!.but like a lot of boys make fun of me for being really short but not in a bad way that makes me mad in a funny way seventh graders do it too!.!.!.for example every single boy in my gym class calls me shrinky dinkie, shorty, shortstuff, hotstuff, all tat kinda of stuff and they tickle me and makes jokes with me!.!.!.are they doing this to flirt or just to mess around!? im soo confused!?Www@Enter-QA@Com

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