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Insults and swearwords are an inseparable part of life. As much as we like to think of ourselves as kind and civilized folks, there are moments when a person’s best way forward is to go fully savage, verbally. However, simple insults won’t do. They have to be clever. Subtle. Goofy. With a twist. That way, they’ll sting far more than calling someone a [insert favorite juicy curses here]. If you're going to slander someone, do it with style.
That’s where the r/OddlyAccurateInsults and r/rareinsults subreddits come in. Both online groups are focused on featuring stunningly good insults, some of which happen to be surprisingly specific. So much so that you might be left completely speechless after hearing them, whether from shock or laughing way too hard. Scroll down to check out some of the best insults. Don’t forget to take notes! Meanwhile, read on for Bored Panda’s interview with one of the moderators running r/OddlyAccurateInsults.
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#1
Ouch That Must've Hurr
fair_weather_rose (she/they) 2 years ago (edited)
Technically America has no national language. Edit: guys, I'm really sorry, I meant to write national.i think I was just really tired and my brain autocorrected.
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#2
The Best One From This Thread
#3
Return To Sender
One of the moderators running r/OddlyAccurateInsults, William, was kind enough to answer Bored Panda’s questions about the subreddit. He also shared his take on the secret to a good insult, and what to do if someone’s roasting you.
The redditor said that he’s not the actual creator of the subreddit, however, he was one of the first mods who started managing the community.
“I believe there is a niche for those insults that just hit and are a little too accurate for comfort,” he told us about the inspiration behind r/OddlyAccurateInsults.
#4
Time For A Career Change
#5
You Are The Reason They Stay Home
#6
10/10 For The Burn
“Having that niche for a subreddit seemed like a great idea to me and the creator which caused the spark of our little community.”
We were curious to get the mod’s opinion on what the key to a powerful insult is. Being specific is important, according to him, but mixing things up is also a valid approach. “I believe the secret to a good insult is using something relevant to the situation,” he shared with Bored Panda.
“However, you can do the complete opposite and sometimes it works out. It really feels like a hit or miss which makes it all the more entertaining to see unfold.”
#7
Uni Life
#8
They Aren't Wrong
#9
Shoot Like A Girl
Meanwhile, we know for a fact that we’d feel pretty lost if we were hit with an oddly accurate insult. Bored Panda asked the moderator on how best to react to a stinging insult. Laughter is a wonderful way to neutralize any negative feelings you might have.
“When it comes to reacting, I just laugh. I’m not a very serious guy and I try to find the humor in everything I can,” William shared. “So if somebody insults me bad, I’ll just tell ‘em it was a nice burn and move on with my life. No need getting caught up in a stranger making fun of me.”
#10
Pretty Good One
#11
On A Facebook Post About Lil Pump And Eminem
#12
Holding Up The Past
The r/OddlyAccurateInsults subreddit was created back in October 2019. At the time of writing, the group had just over 2.2k members. And even though the screenshots and pics they post are great, the group itself isn’t as active as it once was. However, the founders point out that the sub itself is an ‘offbrand’ version of r/rareinsults, a massively popular community that is hard to ignore on Reddit.
Over the course of the last 5+ years, r/rareinsults has grown to over 2.3 million members who love sharing unique insults and ‘spicing up their vocabulary.’
#13
Everything Is Accurate Here Lol
similarly 2 years ago
English is what you get when you take a Germanic language, throw in some Latin and Greek and French, spice it with a bit of Celtic, a pinch of Danish, a bit of Norse and Swedish, and then stir vigorously for 500 years, gradually adding a pinch here and there of Spanish, a bit more French, some Italian, some Native American words, some made-up words, and other little bits that just fell in there. This is why the spelling and grammar is so inconsistent.
Cathy McGee 2 years ago
And there's the colonial additions, words from Indian languages like Hindi & Urdu, some African too!
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Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
It would have been funny if they had an unusual English sounding name, but clearly as their name isn’t, it just comes across as being rude.
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Hono Klatuu 2 years ago
Just for the curious according to the Google Gugulethu means Treasure or Precious. Mhlungu means White Person. (Mostly in South African languages such as Zulu)
Auntriarch 2 years ago
And Gugulethu has given possibly the best description of English I've ever heard
Load More Replies... Jing Yi Xu 2 years ago
I get it's a roast but it doesn't really fit...feels like Charlie short is just trying to hard to be like a pizza cutter, all edge and no point. English literally is like 3 or more languages in one
censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)
@charlie short -- yeah as an english-speaking colonialist ancestor, you'll be interested to know that "charlie short" is onomatopoeia in isiZulu for "turning left and going home after work", so maybe be careful of racist comments. Thanks, African here.
Cthulhu Kitty 2 years ago
Eehh this one is actually pretty racist if the person's name is culturally appropriate.
fair_weather_rose (she/they) 2 years ago
Gugulethu gugulethu gugulethu mhlungu mhlungu "sorry, just unclogging my toilet!"
Keith Williams 10 months ago
''Gugulethu Mhlungu'' and you have the audacity to question the universal language 🥱
Pamela Blue 2 years ago
LOLOLOLOLOL!!! OMG I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!
Z Alexi 2 years ago
He made that up~~English isn't 3 languages combined...read your history [Angles, Saxons, Jutes, et al.]. Then U.S. speaks in native tongues: Navaho [spoken in NM & Az]; Ojibwa [northern U.S. & southern Canada]; Cherokee [Ok & NC] & Dakota-Assiniboin [northern & midwestern U.S.
Riley Quinn 2 years ago
Two excellent responses for one question! She's correct about the English language. Best just to resign yourself to it's peculiarities and move on.
Bored Templar 2 years ago
TG Bored Panda is located in Lithuania. This comment would have been blocked in any other snowflake country
Helen Davies 2 years ago
I don't want to insult that lady's explanation, because it's true... But DAMN! that comment made me howl!
Whatshername 2 years ago
I thought: why include that last message, this is already funny. Then I read it. Had me lol 😆
Echo Phernetton 2 years ago
Call the fire department! And the Army! And you know what, tell Russia to nuke us into oblivion.
ValdaDeDieu 2 years ago (edited)
As an endorsement, the name Charlie Short isn't that great either...It's just short of Richard Cranium.
Jonni Schneider 2 years ago
Wow! She appears to understand much more of linguistics than Charlie ever will.
Charity Angel 2 years ago
This would be so, so much better if that final idiot was cropped out
#14
Zoinks
BlueEyesWhiteDragon 2 years ago (edited)
There's no Daphne purple at all and very little Fred. She's actually just another weird Velma reboot.
#15
Grandma Is This True?
Clearly sunny 2 years ago
Aw grandma's are wise tho. But they just love to give love. Except mine☹️☹️
Previously, Bored Panda spoke to one of the moderators running r/rareinsults, u/Blank-Cheque, and they told us about the group’s history and why it is that human beings curse and swear so much.
“The community was originally founded by Gorangeninja, after he saw someone suggest it be made on another subreddit. The subreddit only grew to a few thousand users in the span of about 8 months. Our current top mod, Remydesp, was an active user in the subreddit in its first few months, and a lack of moderation plagued the subreddit, so he reached out to the mods offering to help out in the task of moderation,” they said.
#16
Make Up Tutorial Coming Soon
#17
Now That’s A Lot Of Damage
#18
Damn This Is Hard
“Over the course of the next year, Gorangeninja stepped down as top mod, and Remydesp and our former owner Tycoinator added many other mods to help out. The biggest challenge in getting a large following was maintaining the quality of the content on the subreddit. In the next 3 months, the subreddit grew almost 200k users, and the influx of new users brought along a lot of low-quality posts. The support from the amazing moderation team has allowed the subreddit to thrive and still maintain the original quality. After Pewdiepie made a video on our subreddit, we grew almost 25k users in one day. If the subreddit did not have such hardworking and committed moderators, we would not have seen the success we have today,” u/Blank-Cheque spoke to us about r/rareinsults back in 2019.
#19
She Has Officially Disintegrated Into Pieces
#20
I Can Hear The Sound
#21
Gas Station Level Basic!
SkyBlueandBlack 2 years ago
I don't even need to do that; there's three guys on my cul-de-sac who look like that.
According to u/Blank-Cheque, science, not philosophy helps explain why people curse and swear. “Cursing has been observed by scientists to alleviate pain, and insult-like gestures have been observed by researchers even in chimpanzees,” they told Bored Panda.
#22
The First Rare Insult
#23
Incredible Eye For Detail Right Here
fair_weather_rose (she/they) 2 years ago
Now that it's been pointed out it totally does, but I honestly don't know how someone could see this on their own
#24
Twins! Or Is It Triplets?
“Professor Frans de Waal said that angry chimpanzees ‘will grunt or spit or make an abrupt, upsweeping gesture that, if a human were to do it, you'd recognize it as aggressive’ in order to avoid conflict, rather than to escalate it. He continues that a ‘chimpanzee who is really gearing up for a fight doesn't waste time with gestures, but just goes ahead and attacks.’ [Insults] are a part of life, and a world without them would be extremely different to ours to a degree which cannot be simply explained,” the r/rareinsults mod said, adding that in real-life they try to avoid hurling insults at anyone because it’s rude.
#25
Olsen Twins Prophecy
#26
Resting Bitch Face
#27
Looks Like Some One Is Gonna Win A Tesla
Recently, British comedy writer Ariane Sherine told Bored Panda that the key to creative and stylish insults is subtlety. It’s essential to find the right balance between humor and meanness. One way that you can do so is to "appear to be sweet then switch to barbed humor."
#28
I'd Go To That Rehab
#29
Mariah The Savage
#30
That Face Of Regret
On the flip side, if you wanted to give someone a compliment instead of insulting them, try to be as specific as possible. "Instead of just saying 'I like your dress,' which anyone can do, go into detail and talk about the pattern or the fabric. Similarly, if you're complimenting someone's character, instead of saying 'you're so kind,' give an example of why or when they were kind. Backing it up with examples and evidence shows that it isn't just a hollow compliment," the comedy expert said.
#31
The Ring Gauntlet
#32
Oof
#33
Thats Not A Dog
Burnt Bagel 2 years ago
I kind of accidentally gave my cat acid back in high school. Don’t downvote me. It was a true accident. We had a great trip and then she slept for two days😂
#34
Sorry If It's Been Posted B4
BlueEyesWhiteDragon 2 years ago (edited)
What exactly is in that garlic sauce? Is it Papa John's sweat? Because this picture is making me think it's Papa's sweat.
#35
Damn He Got Roasted
#36
You Get What You Fu*king Deserve
alwaysMispelled 2 years ago
Why didn't they put a pic of the creatures? That would fit better than just a bigger pic of Wendy Williams
#37
They Aren’t Wrong
#38
Jjj About To Star In A Bad Movie With Good Music
#39
Connor, The Human Equivalent Of A Honda Accord
#40
Default Skin
#41
Long Holster
#42
Not Really An Insult But Unique
#43
Karen's Gone Bad
#44
Stolen From R/Rareinsults U/Kajararay
#45
Moster House Scared Me When I Was Younger
#46
Those Rascals Are At It Again
#47
France Is Garbage
Burnt Bagel 2 years ago
Umm…it’s actually bigger than the entire US and headed towards Texas. Unbelievable that we are destroying our planet!
#48
Uncalled For. Unprovoked
#49
To Infinity And Beyond
#50
Lmao
#51
She Didn’t Say Nothin... She Just Had That Look
#52
Artful Photographs Of The Nude Form
michael ye 2 years ago
She sexts like it's a school essay and she's trying to reach the word limit
#53
Old Man Logan
#54
He Isn’t A Healthy Looking Chap
#55
This Is So Beautiful. So Creative
#56
Twitch Streamer Said The N Word And Used The Defence That She’s “Part Black” So It’s Okay
Emily Jones 2 years ago
The C major scale is the only major scale made up of all white keys, btw.
#57
Bruh
#58
Not A Fan Of British Cuisine
Quarkbeast 2 years ago
And Americans eat like the Germans have landed and they have 24 hours to live, max.
#59
Egg
#60
Shut Up You Bioengineered Piece Of Shit
#61
The Meme Guy Got It Right
Christian Fuller 2 years ago
This is the picture you see when you look up "OMG!" in the dictionary.
#62
Quite The Fall From Olympus
LittleWombat 2 years ago
He's handsome in both! But he looks happier in the second picture and that's enough reason to change something you choose to change. Who cares what anyone else thinks as long as he is happy with himself!
#63
Lol Love Brittany Broski
#64
Flight Attendant Has Had Enough
#65
Oldschool Runescape More Views Than Porn
#67
I Mean It’s Not Really An Insult But It’s Accurate
#69
I Can Already Get The Scent Of It
Christopher Bowers 2 years ago
Looks like Andy D**k before the haircut in "In The Army" mixed with Rachel Dratch.
#70
Think It Belongs Here
#71
Found On R/Rareinsults
freakingbee (they/them) 2 years ago
i was thinking the mouth size was turned all the way up on the mii maker but we can go with that
#72
She Really Does
#73
Got This One From A Gus Johnson Video, Lol
#74
She's An Emoji Model
#75
Found This Myself
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What do you think ?
Unnamed Hooman 2 years ago
I think the best insult I have ever received is “You’re vertically challenged” I’m 5’2.
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 years ago
FINALLY I'M TALLER THAN SOMEONE by a tiny bit but HA
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MagicFrog 2 years ago
Once somebody told me I looked like if Emma Watson and Ted Bundy had a daughter
Greta Kolding 2 years ago
Steady there, you almost insulted some people that must never be insulted.
Red Lotus 🪷 2 years ago (edited)
Here's an Urdu insult that is my personal favourite: Where were you when intelligence was being distributed? Wandering around with a sieve?! It sounds way funnier in Urdu though.
Samsquatch & Monko 1 year ago
“Are you an eye-bleach salesman? Because you make me want to buy eye-bleach” -me
Unnamed Hooman 2 years ago
I think the best insult I have ever received is “You’re vertically challenged” I’m 5’2.
Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 2 years ago
FINALLY I'M TALLER THAN SOMEONE by a tiny bit but HA
Load More Replies... MagicFrog 2 years ago
Once somebody told me I looked like if Emma Watson and Ted Bundy had a daughter
Greta Kolding 2 years ago
Steady there, you almost insulted some people that must never be insulted.
Red Lotus 🪷 2 years ago (edited)
Here's an Urdu insult that is my personal favourite: Where were you when intelligence was being distributed? Wandering around with a sieve?! It sounds way funnier in Urdu though.
Samsquatch & Monko 1 year ago
“Are you an eye-bleach salesman? Because you make me want to buy eye-bleach” -me
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