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Seeing how much you all enjoy archaic insults, here are some more, courtesy of Dictionary.com.
- Gobermouch: an old Irish term for someone who meddles in other people’s business. That classic Friends scene would be quite something with goubermouch instead of meddler, wouldn’t it?
- Gnashnab: Someone who complains all the time; a nitpicker.
- Stamcrab: Someone who’s clumsy and heavy of foot. Also, a great band name.
- Whiffle-whaffle: Someone who wastes a lot of your time.
- Zooterkins: A 17th-century variant of ‘zounds.’ An expression of surprise or indignation. Not so much an insult as much as what you’d yell back after someone insults you:
17th-century Person A: “You’re such a stamcrab!”
17th-century Person B (gasping incredulously): “Zooterkins, Sir! Zooterskins!” - Sounderkite: The Victorians even made insults sound fun. In this case, calling you an idiot.
- Bedswerver: No, not someone who swerves and cuts you off on the driveway while in their bed. Shakespeare coined this one to mean an adulterer.
- Klazomaniac: A great word to describe someone who can only speak in shouting. In our times, it can also be used to describe SOMEONE WHO TYPES IN ALL CAPS.
Lest you forget, you can find some more creative insults on my older posts, Of Canker-blossomed Fishwives and Faithless Prunes, Shakespearean Insults Infographics, and Famous Writers’ Insults.
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The Story Reading Ape said:
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Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. said:
Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
short of a few words to blaspheme with in front of the children. Never fear, Nicholas Rossis is here… with a few that would flummux any two year old.
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paulandruss said:
You are living proof Nicholas that (as the Reader’s Digest says). It Pays to Increase Your Word Power. Effulgent perspicacity indeed. (Yes I did have to look them up but you know what, you deserved the effort!)
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Ha ha – thanks 😀
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dgkaye said:
These are hilarious! Thanks for the laughs for the weekend start. 🙂
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
🙂
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Don Massenzio said:
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usfman said:
Many of these terms apply to our current President.
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debyfredericks said:
I THINK WE ALL KNOW A FEW KLAZOMANIACS!!!
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
I THINK YOU’RE RIGHT 😀
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gibsonauthor said:
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Roger said:
I have some more but far too crude and obscene for your blog. Suffice to say that if I used any of them then my wife would club me to death if I was foolish enough to sleep – ever again.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Lol – I know what you mean. Hopefully, this selection will help with that 😀
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V.M.Sang said:
Some wonderful words here, Nicholas.
My son had a bird book of Birds of the World, and one bird was called the Yellow-Bellied Sap Sucker. I think this would make a wonderful insult, personally.
Imagine saying ‘You yellow-bellied sap sucker’ to someone.
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Roger said:
Lethal if you said it to my beloved.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
Lol – that’s a brilliant one 😀
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Michelle Morrison said:
Entertaining post. It’s hard to imagine people actually said these words. It’s interesting how words change over time.
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Nicholas C. Rossis said:
It really is fab. Far out!
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