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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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.
I don't understand why that is not the standard answer to ignorants who keep saying that you should speak English in America! USA is just a mix of emigrants from Europe and some other places.. it's the same with people that are against emigrants, I mean you guys are the descendants of emigrants!!!!!!! How can you be so oblivious??
Load More Replies...Every time the "speak a language of a country you're in" matter comes up, it's usually english speaking country... When you go to Poland, noone will tell you, "You're in Poland, you should speak polish" - we will be happy if you try, but also happy to practice our english with you. Half of the world speaks english, but you know, there are other languages and people have right to use them, just like you use english while on holiday in other country.
You are correct however, I am fairly certain France might prove you wrong.
Load More Replies...I heard of a similar anecdote in the United Kingdom. On a bus, a man told a Muslim woman wearing hijab that she was in the UK, and should be speaking English to her child. Another rider informed the idiot, "this is Wales, and she is speaking Welsh."
I believe people who insist everybody in America speak English, usually do it out of fear; they are afraid they are being talked about. Or they are nosy busybodies who want to hear everybody's business.
There was a similar story here in the UK. Two little old ladies on a bus, chattering away in a "foreign" language. Bigoted idiot seated behind them sneers, "This is England, we speak English here." One of the ladies turns and replies, "We're speaking Welsh, and we crossed the border into Wales ten minutes ago."
Uh, oh! Now he can't speak until he gets back to England.
Load More Replies...I mean There is actually no official language in America and you guys are that close to speak Dutch instead of English for now
The same people would be insisting on Dutch if that was the case. "It's the thought that counts." Sigh.
Load More Replies...I will fly to the US, find somebody to speak Spanish to and then, should anyone complain, proceed to yell at them in German. That should teach them a lesson!
Don't you love that it's the people who say that s**t, who are the same ones who don't and can't speak properly?!!
I live in the US. When I was in school, many many years ago, we were only required to take 2 years of a foreign language... Unfortunately, I still know friends who speak fluent Spanish because their families originally came from Mexico... and even they didn't get great grades in our Spanish classes because of the way it's taught. I wish many things about our public education system would change, but this is way up there. Please teach us languages people actually speak so we can use our new skills in real life.
I've known many people whose parents immigrated to the U S, and only taught them English, believing it would make their lives easier. I can't understand that.
Load More Replies...I heard about a case in the UK where there was a man on a train in Wales listening to a Asian family talking in a different language. He said "You are in England you should speak English!" to which they replied "We are in Wales and we are speaking Welsh!" Made me laugh!
Once I was speaking Russian to a friend over the phone (im learning Russian and im sharing with my friend because we are going to move to russia ) and Karen approached me and said, "this is america! If you want to speak that language, go to russia!". I told her "хорошо бумер"(ok boomer rough translation) and the look on her face.., she obviously didn't understand what I had said but she knew it was an insult from my tone, and she knew it was russian.
yes, it's ridiculous to have any expectation that people come to a new country and try to conform to the country they moved to.
I can understand why it is more common for people in Europe to speak 2 or more languages. They are surrounded by other countries where a different language is spoken. Compare that to the U S, where you are surrounded by other states that speak the same language. Our neighboring countries are Canada (the major language being English) and Mexico (Spanish is our second language). Also, in Puerto Rico, both Spanish and English are spoken fluently.
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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“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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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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Ahahah this is a great way to look at all bigotry problems. Just let the mushroom live in peace :))
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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).
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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Omg I absolutely thought the one on the right was the wax figure until I read the comments hahaha
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... 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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Many are funny but how appropriate is it to make fun of the way someone looks? I suppose no way has created an app that has a function: if you can't say something good don't say anything at all.
A lot of these come from the "roast me" subreddit or the person was being a prick & deserved it.
Load More Replies...Why do people have to share their insults, other than wanting their social media likes? How about sharing the great things about other people?
Sharing a good chirp IS sharing something great another person has done.
Load More Replies...Here's one: I'm not saying I hate you, I'm just saying you're the literal Monday of my life. Edit: F**k Mondays.
Many are funny but how appropriate is it to make fun of the way someone looks? I suppose no way has created an app that has a function: if you can't say something good don't say anything at all.
A lot of these come from the "roast me" subreddit or the person was being a prick & deserved it.
Load More Replies...Why do people have to share their insults, other than wanting their social media likes? How about sharing the great things about other people?
Sharing a good chirp IS sharing something great another person has done.
Load More Replies...Here's one: I'm not saying I hate you, I'm just saying you're the literal Monday of my life. Edit: F**k Mondays.