Talkers debate. Masters obliterate.
You’ll find the latter on the Rare Insults subreddit, where the internet’s most skillful verbal assassins gather to admire the sharpest, most unexpected burns ever delivered. Some are immediate mic drops, others take a second to register—but once they do, there’s no forgetting them.We’ve pulled together some of the finest examples—pure linguistic perfection that will have you grinning, wincing, and maybe even taking notes. Enjoy.
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A Thread On Aposematism
Ouch That Must've Hurr
And sadly, here in murica there will be more of this type of B!tch behavior, with our orange leader at the front of the pack.
I used to work in a grocery store (vitamins/supplements department.) I live in Southern California, where we have a large population of Hispanic people. I'm white af, but was adopted at birth into a Mexican family, so I speak Spanish. I was the unofficial "translator" at my store - my co-workers would come get me if we had a Spanish-speaking customer who was asking a question but didn't speak English. There were also a number of times when I would be in my department and hear customers speaking in Spanish - and older white customers who happened to be nearby would roll their eyes and/or loudly say (to no one in particular) "Wow, you'd think we'd all speak ENGLISH in AMERICA!" I'd give them an evil grin and then greet the Hispanic customers in perfect Spanish. So, while OP's story might not have happened with the whole wheelchair thing, I can definitely guarantee I've encountered nasty older white folk who will say stuff like "This is AMERICA, speak ENGLISH!" out loud to someone.
Load More Replies...An Insult With A Great Ending
Too late for the fire department, better go for coroner.
Load More Replies...While the skank in yoga pants bitching about not having organic veggies is on welfare
Load More Replies...First commentator can't even use grammar properly,, sitting on your a**e not setting.
My father was a truck driver. It was a job that was very well suited for him as he is a rambling man. My sister and I went on the road with him one summer and it was a lot of fun. Driving truck is a great job.
It's to signal to the rest of us that an ignorant comment is incoming.
Load More Replies..."You must have REALLY enjoyed being 12 years old and are still living as if you are, since the only person I've seen dotting their letter i with a circle was my 12-year-old niece."
Load More Replies...There’s something so deeply satisfying about witnessing a perfectly timed insult (especially when you’re not on the receiving end). It almost makes you want to jot them down for future use, ready to deploy at just the right moment. But having a great comeback in your arsenal isn’t enough—you also need sharp reflexes to deliver it at the perfect time. Otherwise, the moment is lost.
Don't Start Sh*t If You Can't Take Sh*t
hes gonna NEED his mommy after that one. (however i believe she ran away with a 46 year old roofer last month)
"Thunder rolls, and the lightning strikes..." 🎶 (Garth Brooks)
Load More Replies...Oh yes the standard male reply to a woman: ''B itch''. So original -_-
The Way This Tweet Blew Up
Somehow, every Musk/Trump supporter I've ever met online is an obnoxious loudmouth... curious, isn't it? ;)
a telling fact about elon is that no gay man finds him attractive. same with straight women.
You Are The Reason They Stay Home
The only people I want to socialize with are my family and friends! My coworkers, are just that: coworkers! We have to collaborate, and that's that!
My work as a musician was the opposite. Most of my coworkers became my friends. Same shared interest in music. The same when I got into electronics repair.
Load More Replies...I work remote and love it. I was told something in confidence by my manager recently and he told me to not tell anyone else. I’m like who am I gonna tell? I work remote lol
Gotta say, I work from home and we still socialize. We meet up every morning to talk about what we're working on, and we chat at the start and end of the call. We're also all on Slack and chatting on there too, sometimes work stuff sometimes not. I don't miss people coming to my door and jabbering while I'm trying to work, now I get to control when I do or don't engage with it. I think if the employer does WFH carefully & intentionally, the employees get the best of both worlds.
I absolutely LOVE working at home and did before Corona. It's nice and quiet inside of being stuck beside somebody that's very loud and I and I can't hear my calls. My bathroom is only 25 ft away inside of I'm guessing 200. I also don't have to drive over 30 miles 1 way since they moved our office 2 years ago to a location I've never been to. I used to drive 55 miles round trip a day and I don't miss it.
It's not sad, and maybe the people who don't like socializing (i.e. me) don't have leadership skills to show? Or don't want to demonstrate anything? Or want to be promoted all the time?
Load More Replies...Nigerian actor and stand-up comedian Emmanuel Ahiaba, also known as MC Youngee, tells Bored Panda that timing is everything when it comes to a good comeback. In his profession, hecklers are an unavoidable part of the job, so knowing how to shut them down on the spot is an essential skill.
Never Heard This One Before
He is actually on to something. Insurance companies should be monitoring doctors. If they are prescribing unnecessary medicines or procedures the Insurance company could sanction the MD by taking him or her off the network. All with proper procedure and due process of course. The patient is only following the doctor's orders and generally has to trust the doctor. Insurance companies should not be allowed to punish the patient financially for following the doctors' orders.
US medicine is the way it is because it's considered "evidence based". Meaning you have to have a study to backup your treatment. If a doctor's anecdotal evidence was always covered tons of people would have died from covid while ingesting horse dewormer.
People being prescribed horse dewormer for Corona is such a load of c**p!
Load More Replies...Flextape Cant Fix
Meanwhile, she has him and you don't but he lives in your head rent free.
Fact is that he dodged a bullet with ditching you in time is maybe worth more in the long run...
BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! If ahe is prettier, I'd really hate to see the new girl, because the old girlfriend is RANCID!!!!
Return To Sender
Christmas cake and cheese is a combination that endures because it is excellent. But you need a good, proper cheese.
Lancashire crumbly is the best Christmas cake add-on.
Load More Replies...Some of us are trying to check out early, have you seen what's going on over here?
Pretty much. I make port and Stilton dark chocolate truffles at Christmas time, there's never any left
Load More Replies...I went to a bakery while in Ireland. Amazing selection of good breads. Every bakery in the US just sells 45 different varieties of cookies and 25 different oversized cupcakes. It's beyond annoying cause all I want is a decent loaf of bread with some apricot jam for breakfast.
I have some great bakeries in my home town (UK). There is also a large bakery that makes cakes for supermarkets just upwind of me. Most days, I get that intoxicating scent of baking spices wafting past. I’m always hungry as a result
Load More Replies...Here in the US they put cheddar on apple pie in some places for some reason. Seems incongruent but it's not bad. Just a little odd.
Extra, exterme, slap you in the mouth type of Sharp Cheddar is my favorite.
Load More Replies...“Just like in every other form of performance art, there are always people who don’t know how to enjoy the show. Some want to make themselves part of it and end up heckling the comedian,” MC Youngee explains. “I’ve had my fair share of this, and most times, the comedian wins. A quick, witty comeback can completely turn the moment around and get an incredible reaction from the audience.”
Holding Up The Past
Local C store: Standing there with my morning cup waiting to pay. Guy using debit. Another clerk comes up"I can help you". Hand her $2 she punched it in, I swipe my loyalty card toward my free cup'o'joe, grab my change out of the cup. Walk out, guy with debit is still there. Cash is king baby!
A lot of places where I live are starting to refuse to accept cash these days. :/ I live near Knotts Berry Farm/Disneyland and Knotts is completely cash-free now.
Load More Replies...Don't know why we finally got the D**k Tracy watch but can't get the George Jetson flying car.
You know all those people who drive like idiots and maniacs? And you want them all up in the air without any sort of way to maintain order?
Load More Replies...Now That's Dedication
My favourite part about this is that (fun fact!) it's not possible to fold a piece of paper in half 8 times. No matter how big the page is; the thickness of the paper forbids it. I highly doubt that the author chose 8 at random, they knew what they were saying!
How is the ink gonna be guaranteed to do its job with the olive oil on his r****m one sided hmmmm?
Load More Replies...Forward in an email to everybody in the company you idiot! They work there, that place isn't their lives. Everybody has a life OUTSIDE of work!
Happy employees may work extra time, even for free. But you have to treat them well first. Hold your breath.
It's called WORK for a reason, and you PAY them to do it. If you only pay them until 6pm, that's all they're beholden for! Greedy bastard
The “Complete” Package
presumably he has a small you know what and if the neighbors see him walking around naked they'll assume she couldn't have married him for his body/looks and it must have been for his money.
Load More Replies...So I closed the curtains on the condition she walk around naked, too. Now the curtains are closed all the time. Turns out she doesn't like wearing clothes either.
He recalls one particular night when an audience member interrupted him while he was talking about marriage. “I asked him, ‘Are you married?’ He said no, so I replied, ‘I don’t answer my throwbacks.’” The crowd erupted, and the heckler backed down instantly. “Trust me, these moments come spontaneously, and more often than not, they end up being the highlight of the show.”
Battling For My Spot In Hell
Going to need not only burn cream but a pair of crutches for that one.
Medium Rare Burn
There is blue, and there is undercooked. This looks like it was “cooked” from chilled, and not rested at all. And by cooked, I mean held up against this person’s embarrassed parents’ faces to extract the heat from their bright red cheeks.
Yeah, the fat is still opaque white and isn't even rendered at all. .......I'd still eat it.
Load More Replies...Ugh. I had an uncle who ate steak and roasts like that. He'd get so uppity about it that my aunt told him to cook his own damn meat.
Damn Is He Gonna Use Them As A Wet Wipe
This idiot doesn’t know the difference between an employer and an employee?!
10/10 For The Burn
There is not one 10 in the whole world. A 10 means a perfect look without make-up, perfect skin, all teeth still there and perfectly straight, perfect hair with not a single hair growing where it doesn't belong and - off course - never had any beauty work done. Looking perfect without any flaws simply isn't possible. Deal with it.
He's Wasting It
One of the best insults ever: Oxygen Thief (Work alternative: Salary Thief)
So at work they'd carry what? Salt? Money?
Load More Replies...Those Drill Sargents have a strong sense of humor, and they use it.
Time For A Career Change
Don't know about looks but your sentence structure definitely tells me you aren't an english teacher.
Stay In School!!
When we don't feel the need to mention the race of a person anymore ... then we truly made it.
I Would Never Recover After This
Technically hair grows everywhere it's just lighter in some spots, now I do agree our palms don't grow hair but our arms, legs, and everywhere in-between grows hair
Even the bottom of your feet? Do you have bean toes? Are you a cat?
Load More Replies...Grandma Is This True?
Wait until Christmas, and Grandma knits you another sweater, for the height she remembers you were.
It's About Creating Something Better
Well he made Lilith but because she was Adams equal and refused to lay beneath him he had her case out and then Eve was made from Adam's rib so she was part of him and not equal to him.
Load More Replies...Damn. I’m the older of two children. Do parents keep on trying until they get a kid they like?
Damn He Got Roasted
Wendy's Always Has The Best Ones
the woman who used to run the wendy's twitter has a personal account on bluesky now. and is an absolute delight to follow
You tell'em Wendy's! Why does any restaurant have trashy uniforms? I don't care how good their food is supposed to be I refuse to go there because of the uniforms. Family restaurant my a*s! I don't think so!!!
Frat House At 7am
Blue Text got the "dare" card in the left photo in a game and texted another player's parent (gray text.) The parent responded (paraphrased) "Honey, of *course* my child is a terrible influence. The two of you were the only girls in a fraternity house [all-male boys' club thing at colleges] in Ohio at 7am." This means that the girls were there at the frat house overnight (they probably had been at a frat party where drinking and possibly-illegal substances were involved, and they either passed out drunk or stayed there all night partying.) And I don't even know where to really start with Ohio, but Ohio is the butt of a LOT of jokes and mockery. A lot of Americans consider it to be an absolutely horrible state. So, the tl;dr is that the parent is saying "yeah yeah, I know my kid is a bad influence, lol. I know her history." (Telling a parent "your child is a bad influence on me" might anger or infuriate some parents who think their children are perfect.)
Load More Replies...Guess Who ?
Being attractive is entirely subjective with the exception of being ugly. Ugliness is a despicable trait that shows from the inside out and cancels out the outward appearance of being pretty. OP hit the nail in the head with this one since her ugliness is on display full force
Some Classes Are Like That
I find this to be a rather friendly insult. After all, he would attend class :-)
Retired and love it. I have 2 dogs that keep me busy.
Load More Replies...Its Always Broken Too
Damn This Is Hard
Man Just Insulted A Whole A** State
You could always move to Indiana if you have problems affording things, I guess.
I live in Indiana. Definitely not true. We can't afford anything cause the jobs don't pay enough.
Load More Replies...Can confirm. Mortgage on my 1700 square foot 2 bath 4 bedroom home in a small town in Indiana is $390 a month
What small town is that? In indianapolis it costs us like $1200 a month for a 3 bedroom house...😟
Load More Replies...I Have Reason To Believe It Was A Mourning Dove
Be that as it may, saying you’re as smart as a pigeon isn’t exactly a compliment
Load More Replies...I Do See A Dog Tho
She Has Officially Disintegrated Into Pieces
Poor Organization Skills
Well Then Rip
To give her some credit, maybe she knows she’s not attracted to him and doesn’t want to encourage him. Once you interact with someone that way, they sometimes get persistent.
True fact but this girl just sounds like an a*****e
Load More Replies...Ah sweetheart, one day you’re going to realise the decent ones stay decent and the cute ones get old and fat.
I wouldn't take it because what if he forgot to take it back and I wore it somewhere else and people were like "oh my god thats Jimmy's jacket howd you get Jimmy's jacket you and Jimmy dating?" and people assuming I have a boyfriend would make it very hard to get a girlfriend.
If i was shivering I wouldn't care what he looked like. It was a generous offer.
Connor, The Human Equivalent Of A Honda Accord
To be fair, there's nothing wrong with a Honda Accord. Or toast. Connor needs to step up his romance game though.
My Honda Accord is a 2000, it has over 300k miles and I haven't had a car pay in 20 years. It's name is George.
Load More Replies...Toast seems like a good option for top ten favorite foods though.
This Shi Had Me Dead😂
Hubby has these and the toe socks to go with them. Our 2 teenagers tease him relentlessly about them, but that just makes him want to wear them more often. It's an ongoing ridiculous battle that I'm forced to endure 🤦♀️
Her father is saying she left her shoes sitting out instead of putting them away. He thinks they're so ugly, no man would want to sleep with her.
Load More Replies...You have to wear these shoes as often as possible until they are molded to your feet. It IS painful at first as your toes adjust to where they should be, but after that? It's so good.
This Might Be A Crime Scene
Maybe an empty school bus. Last thing the young, developing minds need is to be exposed to that kind of ignorance...
They really didn't explain it. They basically said painkillers work by killing pain.
No, they work by blocking your pain receptors in your nervous system. The damage is still there, the nerves at the damage are still sending signals to your brain, but your brain's ability to receive the signal is blocked. If you want the exact chemistry involved, go to medical school.
Load More Replies...Dude's Gonna Need Some Salve For That Burn
Fact: Most Girls Can't Tell Difference Between A 5'10 And 6
I saw one interaction once. Girl said if you're height starts with a 5 don't even. Dude replied well since your weight starts with a 2...
Seriously, though, how horrendously shallow do you need to be, to use "getting something from the top shelf" as an argument. By the way, ladders exists!
In the small cabinet above the fridge in our kitchen, even my 6' son has to use a stool for the stuff way in the back.
Load More Replies...I'm 5'5" and Rachel can go fvck herself. She'd have to because I don't like looking up people's nostrils.
I'm 5'5" too! We could swap clothes one day for a lark and it would be awesome XD Seriously, though, I don't really have any sort of issue with a guy being my height OR taller/shorter. Never really understood why some girls/women seem to make "you must be at least 6'2"!" a dating requirement.
Load More Replies...Oh, FFS. Guys, there’s an easy solution: date short women. We are everywhere!
Man, I've loving these! As a very short person (5'1"), I've been known to say to my husband "I need someone tall" (he's 5'4") and then I look at him. He can usually get whatever it is down for me. He also gave me my favorite gift ever! One of the extension grabber things so I can get stuff off the back of the second shelf. There's a reason why we've lasted for 32+ years, similar senses of humor.
She Didn’t Say Nothin... She Just Had That Look
As a book(ie) and someone that has to have a time limit and a money limit (set by my adult daughter) anytime we go to a bookstore, I would consider this the utmost compliment!!!
Load More Replies...Could be a compliment, if the teen wanted manga they are also nerdy which isn't a bad thing, I'm saying as a nerdy teen that likes anime
Surely this is a compliment given that's the section they wanted anyway? 🤷🏻♀️😊
Oh Well This Is Something New
I wouldn’t bring an infant to a theater. They are too young to enjoy it and every time they started to fuss I would have to get up and take them out into the lobby to calm them, disrupting others enjoyment of a movie and mine as well. Not cool and not fun for anyone.
Both cinemas in my town have special parent-and-child screenings, so people can go and enjoy a movie knowing that everyone else there accepts there may be a disturbance.
Load More Replies...I Can Hear The Sound
If this had been me, I wouldn't have even been mad. That's just sheer brilliance.
Flight Attendant Has Had Enough
She Did Him Bad
Very Big Oof
I know its a joke, but a 18 or 19 year old college kid with a 17 year old HS kid isnt actually crazy
A 19-year-old college kid with a 19-year-old high schooler.
Load More Replies...To PenguinEmp: Then we can dig hole, bury you alive, put the grass back on top, and if we do the job correctly, no one will be the wiser. Myself personally though, I would build a solid foundation, with you in it.
Might Be The Most British Insult I’ve Ever Seen
Bet the burner is a Brit, they have the best insult nouns - crumpet, cabbage, muppet, twat
Tupperware is much more high quality than a carryout container. I have Tupperware that's decades old.
I saw something like this on YouTube or Instagram, That nearly anything can be an insult if you say it with an English accent and add the modifier "absolute and/or F*****g"... For Example *Clears Throat* - "You Absolute F*****g Microwave."
Crumpet means you find someone attractive so be careful with it, lol
Load More Replies...Found In The James Cordon Ama
Two Insults For The Price Of One
On A Video Of Someone Pretending To Fall Over
"Who Is The Cringiest Celebrity?"
Legs Bigger Than Biceps 🫠
The bigger the muscles, the lower the IQ. They gotta come from somewhere.
Ween Back On
To be fair... good for them. Now they just have to actually check their words first.
The Power Of Imagination
Rate My Professor Is Really Something
Rate My Professor saved me from signing up for classes taught by some real hardcore—-and unfortunately, tenured—-a******s.
I should have checked it before I went off to grad school. My least-fav teacher was absolutely destroyed on there.
Load More Replies...I use this before I enroll in all my classes. It has definitely worked in my favor.
Their Drink Of Choice Is Probably Watered Down Water
So that's where they got the idea for Larry in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet...
Regarding Unclear Bathroom Signs: "This Artist Deserves To Be Paid In Exposure"
Lot's of misplaced apostrophe's these day's... it's getting on my nerve's.
Load More Replies...Both pictures look like both of those, just at different ages.
Load More Replies...I honestly don't know which symbol is which. You could interpret the symbol on the left as having breasts. But you could also interpret the symbol in the right as sitting down on a toilet
It could be lifting up a skirt and pulling down pants... Boobs or hips? My brain hurts trying to figure it out.
Load More Replies...Honestly, I don't see a problem. To me, it's absolutely apparent that left is men and right is women.
Oh dear, I saw it the other way around. No hope for me.
Load More Replies...I'm Definitely Using This One
Pure Insults
Well Damn Alright Then
France Is Garbage
I adore France. I’m English, so was raised with the whole thousand-years-of-animosity bullsh.t. But every time I’ve visited (about 20 times), I’ve loved.
The thing that surprised me was how friendly the locals were. So many people say that french people are rude, but I only had one slightly negative encounter.
Load More Replies...Evidently we are okay with a Hitler Dictator for a president here in the U.S. that only cares about money and not the population as real people.
France's position as number one pile of c**p just got usurped by the USA.
There are 195 countries in the world, most are much worse then France and the USA.
Load More Replies...Artful Photographs Of The Nude Form
This Is Probably The First Time I've Seen Someone Take A Shot At A Letter
But the letter Q is one of the oldest letters ever used. In the Canaanite alphabet it was pronounced "kuf" meaning "monkey", so it looks like a monkey with a tail.
We still have that letter in Hebrew, and it's still called quf for the same reason.
Load More Replies...Gonna Use This Daily
Not A Fan Of British Cuisine
It is. Bit of pepper on them boiled spuds and it perfect. Why am I getting downvotes what's up with people
Load More Replies...I like the classic “Is British food supposed to be bland?” “If made correctly, yes.”
I take it you have never used HP sauce, ketchup‘s dark twin.
Load More Replies...It’s ok to poke fun at other countries. The US doesn’t need to be part of every discussion.
Load More Replies...I’m in the UK, and that is the sort of monstrosity that my mother used to serve, and the reason why I learned to cook.
Not sure what gravy that is, but the potatoes and bread are still good.
Mince (ground beef), with carrots. Probably made with OXO beef stock cubes, or Bisto gravy granules if the rest of that bland-fest is anything to go by. This sort of c**p (brown sauce/HP aside) is what the rest of the world imagines Britons to be eating every day.
Load More Replies...When Someone Mention Your Embarrassing Son, Change The Subject 🫢
Two Percent Milk
I am 60 years old and still living with the bullying scars from 5th grade all the way through high school. I had terrible acne and was called DPI. Dawn Pimple Incorporated (I still cringe at even the thought of that) as well as other things I can't mention here. This set me up for no self esteem, which got me into an abusive marriage because I felt no one else would want me. I am now free and in therapy and finding my own voice. Please pass along my story. If we can save one child from being bullied, it will be worth it.
Load More Replies...On a 50-question quiz, this would mean answering just 1 question correctly :P
Load More Replies...That Wasn’t Very Friendly
I remember the days when TV shows actually announced that. "Happy Days is filmed in front of a live studio audience". As opposed to a dead one, obviously.
Load More Replies...Does your profile name refer to the Brandon Sanderson book
Load More Replies...I kind of like Friends, it did feel like nice midday entertainment and some of it was actually funny. That said, it was not laugh out loud funny. I think I would prefer it without the laughter.
She Asked For It Tho
Gamer Hygiene Burns Are Evolving
If You Died Nothing In My Life Would Change
Insulting The Only Child
Parents And Tax Benefits
That’s My First Time Hearing That
Didn’t Know You Could Destroy Someone With A Bot Command
"RemindMe!' Is a comment used on Reddit to activate a bot that will send you a reminder to revisit a post at the time you designate. So the commenter asked to be reminded to check if the poster still feels the same way in a year.
Load More Replies...Hey Dont Call Us Out On It!!!
That Must’ve Hurt
Yeah, I thought they had some cute options on the list - it was creative.
Load More Replies...I think this is cute! I'd take the sender up on the offer...um...I'd go for 3. Lol
"So you really like books? Can I show you the inside of my dust jacket?"
Load More Replies...In High School, a friend of my friends didn't liked me. He never said it but I could feel it, a lot. At the end of the year I asked him why did he seemed to hate me, and he said : "Look, I can see you're a good person, you're funny, smart, you are a really great friend but... Every fibre in my body just scream at me to never get close to you, ever." And WOW that was both the best compliment and the worst insult ever said to my face.
In High School, a friend of my friends didn't liked me. He never said it but I could feel it, a lot. At the end of the year I asked him why did he seemed to hate me, and he said : "Look, I can see you're a good person, you're funny, smart, you are a really great friend but... Every fibre in my body just scream at me to never get close to you, ever." And WOW that was both the best compliment and the worst insult ever said to my face.
