Words Which Should Be Reintroduced
Fop: A 17th Century English term used to describe vain men who are overly concerned with fashion and appearance and little else.
Wench/Harlot/Scrubber/Trollop: A woman, often young. Serving girl or prostitute.
Fussock: Fat and stupid person, usually a woman.
Berk/Pillock: A term for an idiot, stupid or mindless person.
Codger: A grumpy, stubborn old man.
Historical Insults
George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill – "I am enclosing two tickets for the opening night of my new play; bring a friend. If you have one"
Churchill to Shaw – "Can not possibly attend first night, will attend second. If there is one"
Irvan S. Cobb – "I've just learned about his illness.Lets hope it's nothing trivial"
Mark Twain – "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it"
Clarence Darrow – "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure"
Robert Louis Stevenson – "I regard you with an indifference bordering on aversion"
Jack London – "Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles"
Kin Hubbard – "Some folks seem to have descended from the chimpanzee later than others"
John Cantu – "She's got such a narrow mind, when she walks fast her earrings bang together"
Groucho Marx – "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it"
Jim Samuels – "You're a good example of why some animals eat their young"
(Found on https://writtenbynikki.com/2013/01/29/the-lost-art-of-insulting/)
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