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Insults (page 2)
'Snotter', 'Groak', and 6 More Words Associated with Bad Habits
Could you please not do that?
12 Political Putdowns
For When 'Lowdown Crook' Isn't Specific Enough
A Handy Guide to Ruffians, Rapscallions, Cads & More
22 charming words for nasty people
Rare and Amusing Insults, Volume 2
Sometimes a 'cacafuego' can be a real 'slubberdegullion'
'Dunderhead' and Other ‘Nicer’ Ways to Say Stupid
As illustrated by some very smart pups
11 Obscure Words for Thieves
Yeggs, jackrollers, footpads, and more
'Ignoramuses' or 'Ignorami'?
Notes on a plural
14 Airy, Puffy Words for Windy Speech
Swell words for words lacking substance.
What is an 'ass clown'?
A socially inept or stupid person
Snitches Get Synonyms
7 words for talking out of turn
10 Words to Call the Snobs and Elitists in Your Life
Look, your worshipfulness...
5 Words for Clumsy People
Just watch your step on the way in.
8 Insults Made Up of a Noun and a Verb
A collection of obscure put-downs
What's that smell? Obscure Words for Bad Odors
10 obscure words for bad odors
9 Words to Describe Your (Worst) Roommate
Or just someone who bothers you
'Hector', 'Myrmidon', and 7 More Ways to Ruin Your Good Name
Sometimes you don't want your name to live forever
Thomas Nashe's 8 Kinds of Drunkards
Because English is full of words for drunk people
7 Cute Words for Curmudgeons
Surly but sweet
8 Words for Men of Ill-Repute
Good words for bad people
Why Do We Call a Dangerous Person a 'Loose Cannon'?
Blame Teddy Roosevelt
How 'Skeevy' Became a Word
Our skeeviest article
6 Irish Words For People You Don't Like Very Much
How the Irish insult people
9 Insults That Make the Presidential Campaign Seem Civilized
Think campaign rhetoric is getting nastier?
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