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Insults

10 Polite Words for Impolite People

'Flibbertigibbet,' 'cupboard-lover,' and more

Not Nice and Too Nice: A Collection of Dysphemisms and Euphemisms

Words to soothe and annoy

Suck-ups, Lickspittles, and Toadeaters: Words for Flatterers and Sycophants

The exact words you need to describe that person at work

Better Ways to Say "This Sucks"

Your day is the worst. Your vocabulary is the best.

12 More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Words beloved even by cranky fans and pettichaps

8 Significant Words for 'Insignificant'

A list that is anything but trivial

Rare and Amusing Insults, Volume 3

Useful words for everyday interactions

You Talk Too Much: 8 Words for the Wordy

You can't shut them up, but you can label them

7 Shakespearean Insults to Make Life More Interesting

One for each day of the week

The Origin of 'Hypocrite'

This one's surprisingly dramatic

10 Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Polly wanna ask what you meant by that, exactly?

Plant Names That Sound Like Insults

Hey, we're all adults here.

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

A list we hope you don't find 'insipid'

The Clinical History of 'Moron,' 'Idiot,' and 'Imbecile'

The words have a less-than-savory past

Rare and Amusing Insults: Cockalorum, Snollygoster, and More

How dare you called me a ninnyhammer you pillock!

Words for Laziness, and for Lazy People

Indolence, Malingerer, Draffsack: the right word for when you just don't have the energy

Some Notes On 'Asshat'

A serious look at where it came from

19 Words for the Cranky and Disagreeable

We're not mad. You're mad.

'Hector', 'Myrmidon', and 7 More Ways to Ruin Your Good Name

Sometimes you don't want your name to live forever

8 Insults Made Up of a Noun and a Verb

A collection of obscure put-downs

'Ignoramuses' or 'Ignorami'?

Notes on a plural

11 Words for People Who Are Bad At What They Do

What to call the inept, incompetent, and inferior

9 Insults That Make the Presidential Campaign Seem Civilized

Think campaign rhetoric is getting nastier?
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