Prompt on page 16 of
No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog.
Three underused insulting words:
1. Nit
As in, “Can it, you nit.”
2. Amok
As in, “I can’t put my finger on it. There’s something amok with him.”
3. Soft
As in, “I wouldn’t borrow her notes. She’s a little soft.”
I like #3
My favorite underused (Irish) insulting word: amadon
I always like hearing “dolt” used, but I always forget it to use it. I’m making it my mission for tomorrow to say, “That was a stupid thing to do. What a dolt.”
Can it, you nit!
I do so love this phrase. Ever since hearing Violet Beauregard utter it…oh so long ago… in Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. ‘Membah? – she said it to Veruca Salt when she was going on and on about wanting an Oompa Loompa NOW…
It is quite satisfying to say!
i like Pug Mahon.
oft thought to be the name of an Irishman, and therefore many pubs, but in Gaelic is ‘kiss my arse’.
dimbulbulb
dork
butthead
Personal favourite: naff off.
:)
I didn’t know you could use “amok” like that. Isn’t it an adverb?
Natterjack is my newist, used for someone who rambles on in an unpleasant + loud voice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natterjack
Dolt is part of my active daily vocab though.
We use the good ole-fashioned (aka from the 80’s) “douchebag” a lot here.
I use “amok” often but must incorporate #3 into conversation.
I started a campaign at work a few years back to reintroduce the terms “lunkhead,” and “muttonhead.” The adoption curve was a little slow, but it made a difference in people’s lives, really.
I don’t even have your book yet and I used “amok” just the other day in a post. Also “kibosh”. Very useful.
So where’s my book?
“I can’t put my finger on it. There’s something amok with him.â€
It’s the tofu.
/loved that movie. Don’t tell the other guys…
I find that the use of “plain” when referring to someones looks is rare but subtly effective.
I love the word amok.
I live in (flemish) Belgium and when we say ‘amok maken’ it refers to the indonesian(malaysian) meaning :’making a stir’ or ‘provoctaion’. >I love the word ‘newfangled’.
Of course it’s provocation.
I use the work ‘amok’! As in: “The children, they run amok”. But in my head, it’s spelled “amuck”. I don’t know why. I’m actually an excellent speller.