The Ultimate Guide to Animal Insults - Wordnik A list of 29 words by jinglebelljosie Tip: Add several words or phrases at once by separating them with semicolons Don't worry about surrounding whitespace -- we'll ignore it T-shirts! Send Us Feedback! Need Support? Wordnik is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, EIN #47-2198092
10 Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are) Many of the bird names on this list, as you would expect, evolved from words completely devoid of offensive connotations while others—like dickcissel —are imitative, meant to represent the sounds made by our feathered friends (You can read (and hear) more about words for bird calls and songs in this article )
What animals does your language use to insult people with? In Flemish we often say 'kalf' (calf) or 'rund' (bovine animal) to say 'a stupid person' and 'varken' (pig) to say 'a disorderly messy person' In Russian they use 'козёл' (goat) as a substitute for 'asshole'
an animal used as an insult | WordReference Forums 'Varken' is just a general pig, you can use 'zwijn' (swine) as well, but it also means 'asshole', the insult for a male person The adjectival 'honden-' can be used as well in for example: hondenweer (bad weather, litt: dogs' weather)
Animal epithet - Wikipedia An animal epithet is a name used to label a person or group, by association with some perceived quality of an animal Epithets may be formulated as similes, explicitly comparing people with the named animal, as in "he is as sly as a fox", or as metaphors, directly naming people as animals
Derogatory Definitions and Speciesist Slurs – Language Matters! Most of us grew up hearing phrases that condone violence towards animals Sayings such as “kill two birds with one stone”, “beat a dead horse”, and “more than one way to skin a cat” all normalise violent acts against some of the most defenceless members of our society
Latest Blog! 10 Animals That Are Also Insults in English Slang Some of the first vocabulary we're taught when learning a new language is animal words Unfair though it may be (either to the animal or individual, depending on the situation), several animal words can also be used as insults in English
Playful Post – Wildlife Inspired Insults – The Net Naturalist Insult people with classy wildlife names and your IQ will soar The common names we have bestowed on some animals do not do them justice To start - I'm disappointed by how many of our names for animals are iterative Take the genius additions of lionfish, dogfish, batfish or even catfish -- by the time we were naming fish were we even trying?
13 Really Good Reasons To Stop Using Animal Names As Insults As an insult, "ass" has come to mean "a stupid, obstinate or perverse person" - hardly a fair association for these lovable animals Asses, also called donkeys, have aided humans for centuries, transporting loads too heavy for people to carry
How to construct an animal-based insult - Master Heywood The best insults are usually the pithiest, and by combining a word with an animal name you’re already up against it syllable-wise As a rule of thumb, I recommend choosing animals with no more than two syllables in their names