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insult (noun)
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insult (imperative verb + object)
Damn ...! Bugger . ..! (BrE)
Examples of use:
Damn that child!
Blast ...! (BrE) Sod ...! (BrE)
insulting request to go away
Puck off! Bugger off! (BrE) Piss off! Sod off! (BrE)
Examples of use:
Fuck ...! Puck you!
Screw . ..! Screw the government!
Can I have a word with you?~Puck off!
IfAndy comes askingfor money, tell him to piss off.
expression of unconcern (= 'I don't care')
I don't/couldn't give a damn/shit/fuck; ... a bugger (BrE).
Examples of use:
They can come and a"est me if they want to. I don't give a fuck. Mary's very angry with you. ~ I don't give a bugger.
violent refusaUrejectionldefiance
a'll be) damned/fucked ifI will! ... buggered ifI will! (BrE) Stuff it (up your arse/ass)
Get stuffed! (BrE)
Balls!
Examples of use:
Balls to .. .1(BrE)
Bollocksl (BrE)
Kiss my arse/ass!
Suck my cock!
Why don't you take a flying fuck?
Mr Parsons wants you to clean out the lavatories. ~Fucked ifI will! Management are offering another £8 a week. "" They can stuff it. Give me a kiss. ""Get stuffed!
You're afraid to fight. "" Balls!
Balls to the lot ofyou! I'm going home.
taboo words and swearwords 575
Note that these nouns generally have no real meaning. They simply express a strong emotion such as hatred, anger, envy or contempt.
bastard fart
prick fucker
cunt
shit
sod (BrE) bugger (BrE) wanker (BrE) twat (= idiot)
bitch (applied to women) son ofa bitch (AmE) arsehole (AmE asshole) motherfucker (AmE) cocksucker (AmE)
(stupid) fuck
(espAmE) dickhead (= idiot)
Examples of use:
You bastard! Stupid old fart! He's a real prick! Stupid fuckerl
Lucky sod!
She's such a bitch!
That guy's a real assholel Stupid twatl
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