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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#1: Oct 20th 2019 at 10:57:03 AM

Basically, I'm looking for insults from as far back as the 1500's all the way up to the current time.

Things adults would say to each other, names kids would call each other, the works.

It's mainly for a wider variety of dialogue, so if anyone knows any good riffs, put them up here.

One Strip! One Strip!
dvorak The World's Least Powerful Man from Hiding in your shadow (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
The World's Least Powerful Man
#2: Nov 18th 2019 at 10:35:12 PM

I think my favorite one is "I dry my socks on your mother's tombstone."

Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Lucky Seven
#3: Nov 18th 2019 at 11:11:56 PM

I read that in the past, calling somebody a "dog" was considered pretty harsh.

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Shop all day, greed is free
#4: Nov 19th 2019 at 6:34:02 PM

The Reply of the Zaphorozian Cossacks is a classic one.

One day, we will read his name in the news and cheer.
YouSitTightBuddy Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#5: May 11th 2020 at 5:36:17 AM

I think they've used fuck in those days as well. An insult's an insult, especially maternal ones.

Honestly, it depends on where your story is set in. Bear in mind that even in the Anglosphere, English as we know it was almost entirely different from what we know today, resembling almost a German-influenced Gaelic language. The upper classes mostly spoke French and Latin, and together with German and Norse loan words, they were just about to merge with one another.

That said, try looking up some of those countries' insults, and take some liberties with it, though I highly doubt that society talks like in Game Of Thrones.

Edited by YouSitTightBuddy on May 11th 2020 at 5:44:56 AM

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