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Excellent insults that have fallen out of fashion / you don’t hear anymore…

476 replies

FusionChefGeoff · 19/07/2025 20:11

Twerp
Berk

I want to teach my 10 and 13 year olds some ‘funny’ insults from back in the day - any others that need resurrecting??

OP posts:
knackredd · 20/07/2025 00:11

Calling someone a 'dry shite' - means they are no fun / dull company.

Wankstain

Knobcheese

HazzleMcDazzle · 20/07/2025 00:12

Benny (assume after Benny from Crossroads?)
Turkey
Spod
Queb

Utterknowitall · 20/07/2025 00:17

Clot.

UnctuousUnicorns · 20/07/2025 00:19

Knob' ead
Scone 'ead
Standing there like one at Lewis's
You must think I was born yesterday
Arse over tit i.e. clumsy
P.O.S. i.e. piece of shit
Scumbag

nessnessness · 20/07/2025 00:27

Disasterclass · 19/07/2025 20:54

Are you from Pompey by any chance?

Squinny is another classic insult from the same area

Haha - I was going to add “tell me you’re from Pompey without squinny’ing…”
😜

Limoncellospritzlover · 20/07/2025 00:30

Don’t know if it’s already been mentioned but my Dad liked the word ‘Barmpot’ to describe certain people!

ThreeLocusts · 20/07/2025 00:35

A sandwich short of a picnic
thick as a slice of bread
thick as two short planks
light's on but nobody's home
bats in the belfry

Artesia · 20/07/2025 00:40

TurquoiseDress · 20/07/2025 00:00

Knobjockey still makes me chuckle!

And plonker too Grin

Seriously? Have you thought for a second about why it was perceived as an insult?

MsAmerica · 20/07/2025 00:46

IDontHateRainbows · 19/07/2025 20:12

A face only a mother could love

Or, a face for radio.

BettyCrockerClinic · 20/07/2025 00:50

Go fuck yourself with the fat end of a pineapple.

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Oh I'm sorry, are homophobic slurs not a problem on Mumsnet any more?

Tauranga · 20/07/2025 00:58

You egg
Tube

pinkglitter12 · 20/07/2025 01:03

Pleb
Peasant
Imbecile
Wally

ScruffMuffin · 20/07/2025 01:05

Nitwit
Dunce
Pleb
Fish face

Dragonflea28 · 20/07/2025 01:10

All fur coat and no knickers
Their lift doesn't reach the top floor
She's got more front than Blackpool ,
A few sandwiches short of a picnic

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Onedancewontdo · 20/07/2025 01:30

Doris
nice face shame about the face
champagne lifestyle lemonade money
lights are on no one at home

FarmGirl78 · 20/07/2025 01:33

BeyondMyWits · 19/07/2025 22:22

Lol... we had "he was hit with the ugly stick" (pause) "on multiple occasions"

I said this to my Dad once about someone, and he replied "Hit with the ugly stick? Given a severe beating more like!" 🤣

Ringthebell26 · 20/07/2025 01:42

Dipstick!

Aerin1999 · 20/07/2025 01:45

My dad: well, you don’t look at the mantelpiece when you’re poking the fire….🙈

Horses7 · 20/07/2025 01:47

Gormless chuff 😂
If you had a brain you’d be dangerous.

NomNomNominativeDeterminism · 20/07/2025 01:52

Not so much insults, but common sayings from my mum when I was little:

“You’re in a state worse than Russia” = sympathetic, eg oh dear, you’ve fallen over and your knee is bleeding, that must hurt / you are overtired, too hot and cross / yes it IS unfair, no wonder you’re crying.

”Brick off the chimney?” = I asked you what you wanted and gave you a number of options, starting with a cup of tea, and you were too slow to answer / decide. This is my final offer.

”It’s better than a cup of cold sick” = look on the bright side. And versatile: “cup of cold sick?” in place of “brick off the chimney?”

billycat321 · 20/07/2025 02:22

All fur coat and no knickers
Red hat, no drawers (of someone wearing a red hat)
As daft as a brush
Must have been hiding behind the door when good looks were given out
A face like a slapped arse

thechatclub · 20/07/2025 02:28

MelisandeLongfield · 19/07/2025 20:13

"Div" (80s)
"Dweeb" (90s)

Div and divvy is still used by scousers

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