What are some of your favorite “non-sweary” insults?
August 23, 2019 9:00PM CDT
One of the favorite facets of British English are the beautiful insults that we have. You can literally be totally rude and insult someone and yet be hysterically funny at the same time … It truly is an art. So, in a bid to further cultural understanding, I decided to put together a list of the most beautiful British insults. Enjoy….
- Wanker – Idiot
- Tosser – Supreme Jerk
- Slag – Let’s say a loose person
- Numpty – idiot
- Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys – The French
- Lost the plot – Gone crazy or completely stupid.
- Daft Cow – Not very bright
- Barmy – Stupid or crazy.
- Chav – the Brit equivalent of white trash
- Dodgy – Shady character
- Git – Idiot
- Gormless – Complete lack of common sense
- Manky – Disgusting
- Minger – Very unattractive person
- Muppet – Dim
- Naff – Tacky
- Nutter – Someone’s who’s clearly crazy
- Pillock – Idiot
- Plonker – Idiot
- Prat – Idiot
- Scrubber – A nicer way to say slag
- Trollop – A lady of questionable morals
- Twit – Idiot
- Lazy Sod – Useless idiot
- Skiver – Lazy sod
- Ninny – Brilliant but nerdy
- Berk – Idiot
- Airy-fairy – Not strong, weak.
- Ankle-biters – Children
- Chuffer – An annoying perfusion
- Daft as a bush – Silly, Crazy
- Dead from the neck up – Stupid.
- Gannet – Greedy person.
- Gone to the dogs – rotten, deteriorated
- Ligger – freeloader
- Mad as a bag of ferrets – Crazy
- Maggot – A despicable person
- Not batting on a full wicket – Eccentric person a little crazy or odd.
- Plug-Ugly – Very Ugly person