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Est. 1828
Wordplay
Insults (page 2)
11 Words for Miserly People
We won't be stingy with them
10 Words for Other People's Children
Brats, ankle biters, and other holy terrors
Ye Olde Nincompoop
Old-fashioned ways to say "stupid"
8 More Words for Inept People
We don't doubt they're trying their very best.
9 Words for Impostors
Fakes, fraudsters, charlatans and more
'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
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.
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
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
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