tibiotarsus:
A thread to think about that also encourages considering in-culture insults, which are the Best, especially if you have a mixed party ("may you sleep on onions, you goatless wretch!")
Exactly! haha
Some even say the Bible contains profanity. When Jesus called the Pharisees "Sons of Vipers" that's basically the same thing as saying son of a .... that we would use today :D
"You landless waif" is another insult.
I just added the following insults to the post! :D
1. Rakefire
You'd think this term would mean you were kind of cool, right? Wrong. The BBC defines it as: "someone so uncool that they would outstay their welcome in someone's house until long after the fire had burned down to just the last few embers."
In other words, a rakefire is a houseguest from hell. It has the added benefit of sounding good, so you can label your brother-in-law a rakefire without him ever being the wiser.
2. Pediculous
From the Latin pediculus (louse), it means lice-infested.
What you really don't want in your home is a pediculous rakefire.
3. Scobberlotcher
This one may come from scopperloit, an old English word for "a vacation or a break from work."
Whatever its origins, it's describes someone who avoids hard work at all costs. Everyone's got that one person on the team who always seems to be missing when the hard stuff comes up. That's your friendly office scobberlotcher.
4. Gobermouch
Every office has also got a gobermouch--an ancient Irish term for a busybody. There's something about gobermouch that captures the whole concept of the disgusting habit of gossip more vividly than "busybody" though, wouldn't you agree?
5. Fopdoodle
This is someone who doesn't really matter much. There tend to be a few of those at the office, too, but remember not to let them get under your skin. If you find that difficult, try calling them a fopdoodle under your breath. It'll do wonders.
6. Klazomaniac
The most annoying person on any message board, this is an individual who ONLY SPEAKS BY SHOUTING. (It was also every parent when they first learned how to text. "HI HONEY HOW ARE YOU.I AMHEREWITHYOURMOTHER LOVE DAD")
7. Bedswerver
Don't let its high-brown origins deceive you: Shakespeare made this one up, and it means exactly what it sounds like--a cheater. He may have been attempting to link "bed" with the Dutch words "zwerver," which means "wanderer."
8. Raggabrash
You know that one person who is so totally disorganized and/or unkempt that it drives you nuts? S/he is raggabrash.
9. Foozle
A modern term synonym is fuddy-duddy; this is "a conservative, out-of-date person, especially an old man." But it can also be used to describe screwing up. For example: "Boy, you really foozled that PowerPoint presentation! Could it have been more raggabrash?"
10. Furfuraceous
From the Latin furfur (bran, chaff), this means flaky or dandruff-covered.
11. Whiffle-Whaffle
A whiffle-whaffle is just what it sounds like: someone who wastes time.
12. Dorbel
That one person who annoyingly points out every little tiny mistake (it's like they can't help themselves). It comes from the surname of French scholar Nicolas d'Orbellis. Note that dorbels are often also fopdoodles.
13. Lubberwort
In the 1500s, there was a plant that, if consumed, was said to cause stupidity or sluggishness. Like something out of Harry Potter, it wasn't real, but that didn't mean much in terms of its linguistic properties. It eventually became known as a term that described a hazy, lethargic kind of person.