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Est. 1828
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Insults
7 Shakespearean Insults to Make Life More Interesting
One for each day of the week
8 Significant Words for 'Insignificant'
A list that is anything but trivial
19 Words for the Cranky and Disagreeable
We're not mad. You're mad.
Some Notes On 'Asshat'
A serious look at where it came from
Words for Laziness, and for Lazy People
Indolence, Malingerer, Draffsack: the right word for when you just don't have the energy
Rare and Amusing Insults, Volume 2
Sometimes a 'cacafuego' can be a real 'slubberdegullion'
Not Nice and Too Nice: A Collection of Dysphemisms and Euphemisms
Words to soothe and annoy
Suck-ups, Lickspittles, and Toadeaters: Words for Flatterers and Sycophants
The exact words you need to describe that person at work
Rare and Amusing Insults: Cockalorum, Snollygoster, and More
How dare you called me a ninnyhammer you pillock!
The Clinical History of 'Moron,' 'Idiot,' and 'Imbecile'
The words have a less-than-savory past
A Handy Guide to Ruffians, Rapscallions, Cads & More
22 charming words for nasty people
14 Airy, Puffy Words for Windy Speech
Swell words for words lacking substance.
Ye Olde Nincompoop
Old-fashioned ways to say "stupid"
Top 10 Sophisticated Insults
A list we hope you don't find 'insipid'
'Snotter', 'Groak', and 6 More Words Associated with Bad Habits
Could you please not do that?
Plant Names That Sound Like Insults
Hey, we're all adults here.
10 Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
Polly wanna ask what you meant by that, exactly?
The Origin of 'Hypocrite'
This one's surprisingly dramatic
10 Polite Words for Impolite People
'Flibbertigibbet,' 'cupboard-lover,' and more
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
Rare and Amusing Insults, Volume 3
Useful words for everyday interactions
12 More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
Words beloved even by cranky fans and pettichaps
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