Thursday Thirteen--Classy Insults

Here are thirteen ways to insult somebody in really classy language taken from Shakespeare’s plays. This comes from an article by Jerry Maguire, called “Create Your Own Shakespearean Insults.”

Here’s how to do it: “Combine one word from each of the columns below, preface with ‘Thou . . . ,” and thus shalt thou have the perfect insult. Let thyself go—mix and match to find a barb worthy of the Bard!”

Example: Thou gorbellied fool-born lewdster!


gorbellied~~~~~~~fool-born ~~~~~~~lewdster
Churlish~~~~~~~~boil-brained~~~~~dewberry
Loggerheaded~~~~hedge-born~~~~~~miscreant
Fobbing~~~~~~~~clay-brained~~~~~~harpy
Puking ~~~~~~~~~hell-hated~~~~~~~moldwarp
Quailing~~~~~~~~pox-marked~~~~~clack-dish
Infectious~~~~~~~fen-sucked~~~~~~bum-bailey
Pribbling~~~~~~~~onion-eyed~~~~~~lout
Mewling~~~~~~~~swag-bellied~~~~~nut-hook
Frothy~~~~~~~~~~guts-griping~~~~~maggot-pie
Surly~~~~~~~~~~~crook-pated~~~~~horn-beast
Rank~~~~~~~~~~~idle-headed~~~~~whey-face
Weedy ~~~~~~~~~folly-fallen~~~~~~jolthead

Thursday Thirteen--Classy Insults

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