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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??

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CaptainCorellisXylophone · 19/07/2025 20:40

ProfYaffle · 19/07/2025 20:22

One of my Mum's "she's a face'd stand clogging" meaning the person in question could be hit in the face with a clog and wouldn't look any different.

OMG, this is brutal and I love it 😂

Magicisinmygarden · 19/07/2025 20:41

Toerag

BlueyNeedsToFuckOff · 19/07/2025 20:41

Steelworks · 19/07/2025 20:39

Twat - where I grew up, it was considered a mild term of abuse. Maybe not one to teach the young ‘uns though!

Yes, same!

Twunt as well, although that was always considered more borderline

aGirlLikeJesamine · 19/07/2025 20:41

wally

aGirlLikeJesamine · 19/07/2025 20:42

pillock
plonker

aGirlLikeJesamine · 19/07/2025 20:43

wombat

ACatAsleepInYourHat · 19/07/2025 20:43

Doylem was popular in my part of Yorkshire. Also daft ha'porth, mardy arse, gormless git.

aGirlLikeJesamine · 19/07/2025 20:43

drongo - while we are in australia

RachelsPeeves · 19/07/2025 20:44

Keener

Womanofcustard · 19/07/2025 20:44

Dinlo
South coast Romany, 1970s

Thulpelly · 19/07/2025 20:45

Overtheatlantic · 19/07/2025 20:19

Home-slice, 80s for girls that weren’t pretty. I was a homeslice.

Where i’m from this means close friend, as in ‘homie’!

yayoikusama · 19/07/2025 20:46

I'm a big fan of 'knuckledragger'. Use it every chance I get.

enjoyinglifenowretired · 19/07/2025 20:46

thick as two short planks

aGirlLikeJesamine · 19/07/2025 20:46

peabrain

hopspot · 19/07/2025 20:47

Minging

Brendahollowayreconsider · 19/07/2025 20:47

thehopefulgardener · 19/07/2025 20:14

Spoon (Scotland, late 80s)

Also late 70s Scotland.
There are quite a few I remember but couldn't possibly type them out now as extremely offensive but were the norm back late 70s early 80s.

GeniuneWorkOfFart · 19/07/2025 20:47

Pranny

GeniuneWorkOfFart · 19/07/2025 20:48

Also numpty and numpus

Dressinggownqueenslay · 19/07/2025 20:48

Minger

daisychain01 · 19/07/2025 20:49

He's got a face for radio.

TheWeeDonkeyFella · 19/07/2025 20:49

Twonk

aGirlLikeJesamine · 19/07/2025 20:49

dipstick

OhNoMyChocMelted · 19/07/2025 20:50

Fell out of the ugly tree, and hit every branch going down.

A face for radio

Dick weed

Munter

roundthebends · 19/07/2025 20:50

eejit from Irish mum

SnugglyJumpersMakeItBetter · 19/07/2025 20:50

It's older than the others on here (Enid Blyton sort of era), but 'Goose'. As in, 'You were rather a goose, you know!'