“Cumberworld” & 26 More Old English Insults

An insult a day keeps the doctor away, or so the saying goes. Now if that’s the case, does that mean an insult has similar properties to an apple?

Just kidding. It does not. An insult a day is just an insult a day. However, even though it cannot keep the doctor away, a pretty clever one can make you laugh until your belly hurts. Just remember: when in doubt, don’t insult it out. Always read the room first before saying something you might regret three hours later.

On that note, do you know any older than boomer age English insults? If you want to trade your modern insults for something more vintage, give this a scroll!

27 Vintage Roasts

1. cumberworld: a useless person who just takes up space
2. gollumpus: a large, clumsy fellow
3. whiffle-whaffle: an indecisive and time-wasting person
4. raggabrash: a disorganized or scattered person
5. snollygoster: an obnoxious, sneaky person who cannot be trusted
6. saddle-goose: a foolish person; a total moron
7. afternoon farmer: a lazy person who starts work late
8. gobermouch: an extremely nosy person
9. bedswerver: an adulterer or a cheater
10. chuffer: someone who talks a lot but does absolutely nothing
11. fopdoodle: a foolish or insignificant person
12. tosser: a rude, obnoxious, or stupid person
13. duke of limbs: a very tall, awkward, and clumsy person
14. smellfungus: a habitual complainer
15. snoutband: someone who constantly interrupts conversations
16. gnashnab: a person who is always complaining and never happy
17. klazomaniac: a person who shouts for no good reason
18. leasing-monger: a fancy way of calling someone a liar
19. quisby: an idle person who avoids all work
20. rakefire: a guest who simply won’t leave the party
21. stampcrab: a very heavy-footed or clumsy person
22. skelpie-limmer: a misbehaving person (usually a child)
23. loiter-sack: a person who spends the whole day doing nothing
24. sorner: a moocher or a freeloader
25. tatterdemallion: someone dressed in ragged, tattered clothing
26. grumbletonian: a person who is perpetually unhappy
27. smell-feast: a person who only appears when food is being served