64 Insulting Slang Words

Slang is a kind of language consisting of very informal words and phrases. Slang is more common in speech than in writing. Slang words are often used in a particular context or by a particular group of people.

This is a list of insulting or derogatory slang terms.

Slang

airhead  

a silly, stupid person

arsehole | asshole 

a selfish, unpleasant, obnoxious person

ass-kisser  

someone who says nice things to someone in order to get something from them

bastard 

an unpleasant, despicable person

bimbo

a pretty, but empty-headed, young lady

bugger (1)  

a disliked or pitiful person, usually a man

chicken

a coward (n.) | cowardly (adj.)

dag  

an unfashionable or socially awkward person

dago 

a derogatory word for a person from Italy, Spain, Portugal or South America

deadbeat

a dull, lazy, unreliable person

dickhead 

an unpleasant or annoying person

donkey 

a stupid or silly person

dope (2)

a stupid person, a fool

dork  

a socially awkward person

dweeb  

a studious but socially inept person

flake 

an unreliable person who says they'll do something, but then doesn't do it

floozy | floozie | floosie

a girl or woman with a reputation for sleeping with many people

freak

a strange person

fruitcake 

a crazy or eccentric person

gasbag

a person who talks too much

geek

a computer and IT expert

geezer 

an old person

git  

a fool, a stupid person

goose (1)

a silly or stupid person

hick  

a rural person regarded as uneducated and mentally slow (n.) | provincial or rural (adj.)

honky  

a derogatory term in black American slang for a white person

jerk 

a stupid person

kike  

a derogatory word meaning a Jewish person

klutz  

a clumsy or foolish person

kook 

a strange or eccentric person

lardass  

an overweight person, esp. one with large buttocks

limey 

a derogatory word meaning a British person (n.) | British (adj.)

loudmouth

an obnoxious person who talks too much and too loudly

louse  

an unpleasant or nasty person

meathead 

a stupid person

nerd 

a studious person with few social skills

nut | nutter  

a crazy or strange person

old bat

an unpleasant old woman

pig (1) 

an unattractive and unpleasant person

poof | poofter 

an offensive, derogatory word meaning a gay man

prat  

a fool

psycho

crazy, insane

rat

a horrible, nasty person

redneck  

a lower-class white person from a rural background

scum | scumbag

a worthless or very disliked person

sicko

a deranged or perverted person

smart-arse  

a person who's annoying because they try to show how clever and knowledgeable they are (n.) | having an annoying way of trying to seem clever (adj.)

smart-ass  

a person who's annoying because they try to show how clever and knowledgeable they are (n.) | having an annoying way of trying to seem clever (adj.)

tight-arse  

a person who doesn't like spending money, especially on other people

tight-ass  

someone who's repressed and very strict about following society's rules

toff 

a wealthy, upper-class person

tool (1) 

a stupid person

twerp | twirp 

a silly, immature person

twit 

a silly, stupid person

wanker 

an arrogant or pretentious person

weirdo

a strange, eccentric or weird person

wimp

a weak, unassertive person

wog  

an offensive, derogatory term for a person whose skin colour is not white

wop 

a derogatory term for a person from southern Europe, especially an Italian

yahoo (2)

a rude, loud, aggressive person

yid | Yid 

an offensive, derogatory word meaning a Jewish person

yob | yobbo  

an aggressive, impolite, crude person

yokel 

a simple, poorly-educated person from the countryside

zero

a worthless person, someone who's done nothing worthwhile 

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