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Wordplay

Insults (page 2)

You Talk Too Much: 8 Words for the Wordy

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

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.

'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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