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Just for a moment, try imagining a world where insults don’t exist, where everyone tells the truth, and nobody swears. Ever. Sounds pretty boring, doesn’t it? Nobody’s excusing being nasty to other people, but insults tell us a lot about our background, our culture, as well as our outlook on life. It’s just part of being a human being like poetry, music, and art. What’s more, insults, when done right, are the perfect way to show how witty and creative we can be.

The ‘Rare Insults’ subreddit is a place on the internet where people share the best, the brightest, and the most Shakespearian insults they’ve come across. They’ll take your breath away. They’ll make you laugh. These creative insults will make you want to use your imagination the next time somebody wrongs you.

We’ve collected some of the best of the community’s thought-provoking and hilarious insults, so let us know which ones were your personal favorites and why. And don’t forget to upvote the best insults or the ones that you would love to use in real life. Bored Panda also talked to one of the moderators of the ‘Rare Insults’ subreddit about how the community first formed, as well as the place these savage insults and swearing have in our lives, so scroll down for the full interview.

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Serial Killer Names

Serial Killer Names

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Ryo Bakura
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So do I, but I'm also wondering who thinks "The Green River Killer" sounds cool. It sounds more like someone who kills green rivers.

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frosty34
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is honestly the best idea I've ever heard in a while

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Monday
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Police are asking for clues that could lead to the arrest of Little D**k Johnson, the serial rapist who has been terrorizing the town.

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Vex Boxx
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure I've dated the Micropenis Maniac. He's definitely one to stay away from.

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glowworm2
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this idea. I also want to see if news anchors can keep a straight face while reading off the serial killer's ridiculous nickname.

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anotherboredpanda
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Brilliant, since they enjoy any attention they get. We should talk more about the victims and not glorify the killers.

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BusLady
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These killers get great satisfaction in becoming "Famous." I'm guessing the first one to be named was Jack the Ripper?

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Karen Klinck
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First one to get mentioned in a medium that could be preserved, anyway. I refer you to the Beast of Gevedaun (believed to be a werewolf) who killed, I believe 135 people, mostly women and children. That was recorded in print, too, but mostly circulated by word of mouth.

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John Greene
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dear Post Culture Review, my team is now laughing hysterically at your proposition and have turned ‘tis into some sort of demented game on my floor. Offers of contraband to patients who can “top that” are rampant and my administrators are not amused. Thank you so much for the laughs and have a blessed life.

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Russian Otaku
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Somewhere out there was or is a misinformed man who thought that killing was the only way to get a cool nickname

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SashaAlexandra
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It`s funny, but i don`t think it is a nice idea - it will only increase a cruelty level of serial killers, trying to earn a better name. And women, who get raped and starts to humiliate a size of the manhood of a rapist - get sexually mutilated or murdered.

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Tina Hugh
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. The names should focus on the bedwetter aspect of these criminals. No offense to normal people with urinary control issues, of course, but bedwetting actually is one of a host of traits associated with sociopathy.

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Giovanna Chau
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about "the No hard till I beat someone killer" or "the highly traumatized skimpy killer" that would work AND tell the truth

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Pamela Christie
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES. And how about 'Sadsack the Loser' 'Iggy the Incel' 'Muck-face the Moron' 'Tiddly-Bit' 'Love-Handles' 'Triple Neck-Roll' and 'Toe Fungus Joe'?

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Awbrey Carter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Zodiac killer, hillside strangler, green river killer and bundy was referred to as “the handsome law-school drop out”. None of these names were coined to achieve infamy. They were trying to achieve notoriety using important details that linked the murders. They acted as a vivid reminder of details that could lead to a faster way of connecting past and future victims and creating a repetitive warning for potential victims. Bundy’s descriptive media name gave the public a pretty in depth profile. He was educated, between the age of 25-35, good looking, charming, white, trim and would be hunting in places he would fit in. As his victims grew, so did the FBI profile and the length of his name. It’s what made that officer pause and take note, when he pulled Bundy over. It’s a connection that was made and it created a mental list that the officer started ticking off until he realized he could have just pulled over THE guy. Infamy wasn’t the goal. Profile notoriety was.

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Awbrey Carter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The headline names are irritating, but they are also catchy in that the name helps ingrained details about the killer that the name is often tied to. It acts as almost an internal mental detail recall. Green river killer, hill side strangler, zodiac killer. Finding a link between a group of victims is never easy, but doing so increases the chance of an earlier detection after a body is found, which can lead to capture. Sorry. I get the sentiment, but there is good reason for the name being derived from what linked the victims.

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ISABELLA UNGUREIT
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just imagine that headline "Manson the Micro-Penis Maniac Strikes Again!"

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Charlie Hyduk
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed. It would reduce mass panic and appeal less to would be murderers

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David Strawther
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you could tell someone who has pissed you off totally " I'd tell you to go f**k yourself with a chainsaw but then I don't want to be responsible for torturing the "coyote dates " out there braving the dating scene, they have a hard enough time getting a pity date already as it is with as butt fugly as they are already

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Dante Simpson
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You are so ugly when yo mama dropped you off at school she got a fine for littering

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Carol Emory
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They have to be approached in different ways. Some do the killings and want to stay hidden, expose those people, but without the names that the media creates for them. Some want the attention (usually the ones that send letters into the police.) Those ones you hide from the media and don't give them a name or face...because then you are giving them what they ultimately wanted.

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Marlene Ricker
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those are great names you suggested. They aren't glamorous..they are animals. Giving them great names like The Night Stalker just makes them seem glamorous.

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Atheana
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my favourite is telling somebody who is exceptionally unhelpful that they are about as helpful as a wet match!

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Atheana
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my all time favourite is telling somebody who is exceptionally unhelpful that they’re about as helpful as a wet match.

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Chrissie Long
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a murderer and serial rapist in Australia who was dubbed "Mr Stinky"

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SBW71
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. Just do a snipet on the news, they caught a killer/murderer and that's it. Don't give them the attention they are seeking.

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samuel smith
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This would make the comics a lot more interesting I think....

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DeviLish
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"The micropen*s maniac" sounds like someone I know who died in 1945

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Native Language

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My uncle told me he was in a Walmart when he saw a dark skinned lady talking on her phone in a different language. Some idiot said to her We are in America if you want to speak Spanish go to Spain. To which she replied I am speaking one America's native languages. I am Navaho if you want to speak English go to England.

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The ‘Rare Insults’ community on Reddit has grown enormous. Created in November 2017, it now boasts more than 1 million members. The subreddit has two aims: to collect good insults, as well as to help others “spice up” their vocabulary.

Blank-Cheque, one of the ‘Rare Insults’ moderators, explained to Bored Panda how the subreddit came into existence: “The community was originally founded by Gorangeninja two years ago, 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.”

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Imperial vs. Metric

Imperial vs. Metric

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Foxxy
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hahaha, metric all the way. Makes so much more sense than the imperial bull s**t.

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“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,” Blank-Cheque said.

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According to the mod, there is a perfectly simple reason why most of us curse and swear. “The question seems more complex than it is; it requires no philosophy of any sort to answer, only science. Cursing has been observed by scientists to alleviate pain, and insult-like gestures have been observed by researchers even in chimpanzees.”

“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.”

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Devil Chihuahua

Devil Chihuahua

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t doubt it. I have come across more smaller dogs that are vicious compared to big dogs.

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When asked what their personal favorite rare insult posted on the subreddit is, Blank-Cheque said that it’s difficult to choose. “Honestly, we see such a volume of rare insults every day that it's so hard to pick a favorite. There are just so many great ones to choose from that I would never stop listing them. This subreddit has such creative posts, it's really a joy to mod it. As for whether we use any in public: no, no we don't. Hurling insults at people is generally considered rude and we try to avoid being rude.”

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Taste Preference

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ahahah this is a great way to look at all bigotry problems. Just let the mushroom live in peace :))

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Failed Relationship

Failed Relationship

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All the countries of the world have a rich history of insults. Have you ever been called a ‘velnio išpera?’ Or a ‘varlės kinka?’ Lithuanian insults sound better than poetry and almost like compliments. A bit like swearing in French or wiping your bottom with silk, some would argue.

Meanwhile, a good many insults have fallen out of use in the English language. Insults like ninnyhammer (a fool), mumpsimus (a stubborn person who insists on making an error in spite of being shown that it is wrong), milksop (a pampered boy or man), cockalorum (a boastful, strutting, and self-important person), and lickspittle (a suck-up).

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What do you say about bringing some of these insults back? The next time your colleague is sucking up to your boss, why not call him a lickspittle? And if you’ve shown your friend they’re wrong about something, but they insist on doing it nonetheless, call them a mumpsimus. Obviously, when somebody cuts in front of you on the highway, shake your fist, stick your head out of the window, and yell: “Sod off, you ninnyhammer!” But remember, insulting someone for fun is never the way to go, so stay classy.

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Wax Models

Wax Models

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Carlota Ocón
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg I absolutely thought the one on the right was the wax figure until I read the comments hahaha

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Teen Olympian

Teen Olympian

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Strange Fashion

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Ani Archeron
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coat - Scooby. Turtleneck - Velma. Green thing (?) - Shaggy. Blue shirt - Fred. I guess that leaves Pink Trousers - Daphne?

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Sense Of Humor

Sense Of Humor

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Winning A Race

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Classic Burn

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's also something I've been pondering about too. "You think I'm not a lot? ㅠㅜ" would be my answer to such a confession.

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Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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Rowlie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If at first there were only Adam and Eve and they had two sons, where did other people come from?

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Wi-Fi Connection

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Prudent Investments

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Waking Up

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Baby Boomer Things

Baby Boomer Things

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Olga Posedaru
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... and now they're telling us there's enough toilet paper to go around forever, knowing they won't need it in a few years or so.

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Stolen Face

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Cheating

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Foxxy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t even know who stark is but I can definitely tell this is a fierce burn. Cos what she said is a whole lotta b******t.

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Music Taste

Music Taste

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Rate My Professor

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#40

Cartoon Characters In Real Life

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Talented Artist

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Applebee's Menu

Applebee's Menu

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