People Share 35 Of The Most Savage Insults They've Encountered In Real Life
Reddit users didn't hold back any punches when someone asked them to share the most brutal insult they couldn't forget. The thousands of responses proved there are no limits to a person's creativity, especially when ridiculing another.
A perfectly timed insult is cutting, unforgettable, and could be incredibly humorous. Even the person would be inclined to laugh along despite the sting of the witty insult.
These verbal spars are why rap battles and comedy roasts are considered entertaining. Sharp tongues are typically not tolerated in polite society, but witty insults get a pass because of how cleverly they are delivered.
The ever-popular Comedy Central Roast has cemented its legacy based on this principle. Apart from watching typically untouchable celebrities squirm in discomfort as others cut them down to size, listening to people who have mastered the balance between humor and a verbal jab scratches the funny bone.
But you don't have to be an incredible comedian to deliver a memorable zinger. Even non-Hollywood folks like us could land an incredible insult under the right circumstances.
The 3k responses to "What is the most brutal insult you’ve ever heard in your life?" showed that you don't have to be Oscar Wilde or Jeff Ross to roast the living crap out of a good friend. Here are some of the remarkable responses:
1. This won't be legit without at least one Oscar Wilde quote.
Validarian2. That nickname must have spread like wildfire.
MaoriArcher3. A 28lb bucket costs around $130. OP was a valued employee, eh?
bzzhuh4. He thought he delivered the final blow.
RUSuper5. Would never come out of my room.
Nullagainagain6. It's not the same as saying a movie was so good, you wished you could forget and see it again for the first time.
blackmesawest7. Mom made that more iconic.
gloriomono
8. What does that even mean? Why was it so specific?
WSWan78
9. "Knowledge seeks you, but you're faster"
Pandarenu
10. Lannisters and Targaryens: :O
xRocketman52x
11. OP was suspiciously quiet about the claim that they were homeschooled.
KaptOKrunch, SkunkSupreme, ThumbtacksHurt
12. The first insult reminds me of Lily from Modern Family.
-AppropriateLyrics
13. Churchill was controversial but that retort was class.
Brighton2k
14. The teenager learned about picking their battles that day.
TijoWasik
15. Oh, dear.
MannyFaces
16. The poor rainforest needed a break.
shangolana
17. Do not heckle the comedian. They make jokes for a living.
CommanderKobe
18. Context would be nice to appreciate the gravity of such a creative insult.
SxyHotWife
19. A most independent brain cell.
baby_spice97
20. Ejected from planet Earth.
semifunctionalme
21. Vivid, yet effective.
Plastic_Top5413
22. This has evolved. It's now, "You look like you own a Cybertruck."
redribbonrecon
23. Cheer Gurl slayed a hater during a stream.
mpup55
24. That job performance review didn't go so well.
BuffaloInCahoots
25. What hurt more? The test score or the unsolicited comment?
SemenSeeU
26. Gynecologists hate this guy!
Syntania
27. Poor girl had to work retail and get hit on by an old creep who looked like a scrotum's kneecap.
Purple_Dragon_94
28. Utter devastation.
Shawaii
29. He died for all our sins, not yours though.
solojetpack
30. Preteens and teenagers will roast you without looking up from their phones.
GreyAndJaded
31. Well, that was brutal.
Previous-Broccoli-88
32. May their day be as pleasant as they are.
GWJYonder
33. *Immediately books a sound bath to cleanse the negative energy.*
Yabbadabbadingdong2
34. Chicken dinner
BowTiesAreCool86
35. Back in the 90s I was in a very famous TV show...
CommunityFan_LJ
A blunt insult is devastating enough, but as a famously reblogged Tumblr post said, the secret is making them think harder to make it more cutting. Anyone can say, "You look like a bull."
Only a professional sh*t-talker would say, "You look like you should be imprisoned in an underground labyrinth for the safety of Crete." Which was your favorite insult, or have you heard a better one?
