19 Ingenious Insults That Aren’t Curse Words

We love a properly crafted rare insult here. Far too often people will rely on spewing out all kinds of nonsensical profanity to try and insult someone. There are just far too many inventive words in the dictionary to only churn out profanity-laced insults. A recent Reddit thread has people sharing their all-time favorite insults that didn’t rely on curse words to drive the insulting point home.

1. That’s just nasty

“I once told my ex husband, his best quality is, he’s biodegradable.” – u/electricocelot90

2. No coming back from that

“I envy the people who haven’t met you.” – u/duckduckmeow

3. At least give them a chance

“Your life is less about achieving goals and more about managing regrets.” – u/drone42

4. Kind of superb work

“I overheard an argument once where someone responded, I’ve been called worse things by better people, and I enjoyed that one.” – u/staypuzzleheaded8938

5. Rare insults can be so mean

“Noel Ghallagher said his brother, Liam was armed with a fork in a world of soup.” – u/lankycomedian3942

6. Yeah, that’s tough

“You could neutralize industrial grade acid being this basic.” – u/emotionalad2909

7. Not sure where to move forward from there

“It appears wisdom is chasing you, but you remain a bit faster.” – u/slobber901

8. Oh wow, that’s no good

“A former coworker was getting some grief from one of our customers. After the customer said something particularly bad, my coworker looked him square in the face and said, comments like that is probably why you’re missing teeth.” – u/worldlymongoose1518

9. Seriously though, just plain old ouch

“You aren’t pretty enough to to be that stupid.” – u/zilch979

10. Very clever indeed

“This man has delusions of adequacy, a yearly evaluation written by his supervisor.” – u/upsetenvironment5124

11. Kind of a winner right here

“You got two brain cells fighting for third place.” – u/theflyingboxcar

12. Well played, well played

“You are the reason there are instructions on shampoo bottles.” – u/swamplands19

13. Laughter is the best medicine

“My 13 year old nephew told my Sister in law she had the rizz of a dollar tree headset. I never laughed so hard in my life.” – u/metallica4108

14. Tactical move, for sure

“I’d agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.” – u/beansdaddy2015

15. Well, that’s dismissive

“If I want your opinion, you know what, I’ll never want your opinion.” – u/okvirus189

16. If you say so

“My friend described a guy with smells like hot dog water and it couldn’t be more accurate.” – u/luxvalentino

17. Now that’s just no fun for him

“Saw this on one of my coworker’s annual reviews, his work doesn’t even meet his own expectations.” – u/echo09

18. A tad bit isolating

“As an outsider, what are your thoughts on intellectuals?” – u/macydoesitbest

19. What a range

“You have the emotional range of a teaspoon.”– u/verodesire06