Funny Shakespearean Language Funny Shakespearean Put Downs
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The best insults provide a quick jab to the ego
"Thou crusty batch of nature!"
From Troilus and Cressida
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The lengthy, eloquent synonym for "idiot"
"Why, thou clay brained guts, thou knotty pated fool, thou whoreson obscene greasy tallow catch!"
From Henry IV, Part 1
Aside from his best insults, find out the 11 everyday phrases that were invented by Shakespeare.
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For the grump in your life
"The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes."
From Coriolanus
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The most epic way to call out liars
"Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell."
From Othello
You may know the Bard's best insults, but how much of a Shakespeare word nerd are you?
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The Shakespearean "your mom" joke
"Villain, I have done thy mother."
From Titus Andronicus
Get a laugh from these short jokes anyone can remember.
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Married ladies, you know you're thinking it
"Men from children nothing differ."
From Much Ado About Nothing
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I can see clearly—now that you're gone
"Out of my sight! Thou dost infect my eyes."
From Richard III
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For dramatic effect, throw up your hands and shout:
"A foul and pestilent congregation of vapours. What a piece of work is man!"
From Hamlet
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Imma let you finish, but…
"Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood."
From King Lear
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Is there a draft, or did you just walk in?
"You have such a February face, so full of frost, of storm and cloudiness."
From Much Ado About Nothing
Don't miss these 20 words that are their own opposites.
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Because dogs are basically better than humans
"I do wish thou were a dog, that I might love thee something."
From Timon of Athens
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When "coward" doesn't get the point across
"Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, thou lily-liver'd boy."
From Macbeth
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Can we get some ice for this burn?
"Tempt not too much the hatred of my spirit, for I am sick when I do look on thee."
From A Midsummer Night's Dream
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The perfect one-liner
"You basket-hilt stale juggler, you!"
From Henry IV, Part 2
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Ever heard of breath mints?
"You common cry of curs, whose breath I hate, as reek o' the rotten fens."
From Coriolanus
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The origin of "Your mama so fat" (probably)
"No longer from head to foot than from hip to hip. She is spherical, like a globe. I could find out countries in her."
From The Comedy of Errors
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When one insult isn't enough
"You starveling, you eel-skin, you dried neat's tongue, you bull's pizzle, you stock-fish!"
From Henry IV, Part 1
They may not be the best insults, but check out the origins of 14 commonly used phrases.
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A comeback that shows your real priorities
"I'd beat thee, but I should infect my hands."
From Timon of Athens
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If you run out of things to say
"Thou art as fat as butter."
From Henry IV, Part 1
Originally Published: June 12, 2018
Source: https://www.rd.com/list/shakespeare-best-insults/
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