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[-] Today@lemmy.world 75 points 7 months ago

Dipshit. It's my favorite insult. If you call a man an asshole or fucker, many take it as a sign of strength or say, 'i just tell it like it is." Dipshit is stupid and juvenile and naive and just perfectly describes so many people.

[-] Krejall@ttrpg.network 12 points 7 months ago

Oh, that's why I like "dipshit" so much. Now I understand myself better, thanks!

[-] AnEilifintChorcra@sopuli.xyz 53 points 7 months ago

He'd peel an orange in his pocket

He has two brains cells and they're both fighting for third place

He's a face like he's trying to eat an apple through a tennis racket

The tide wouldn't take her out

Scarlet for your mam for having you

Your arse is jealous of your mouth

Snipers dream

Spanner

[-] 200ok@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

I am a native English speaker and had to Google "peel an orange in his pocket". It does not mean what I assumed.

[-] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago

Non native speaker here and is the only of the 2 I didn't get. Spanner is the other one.

[-] VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Spanner is British/Irish means idiot or tool. See also muppet.

[-] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

What did you think it meant?

I did have to think about it like, context helped.

[-] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You understood it? Are you Irish? I'm Murkin and I thought it meant running one out from his pocket or something.

Peel a banana in his pocket: Tight-fisted, cheap. Often the phrase is “peel an orange in his pocket.” The idea is that someone is so cheap, he will peel a piece of fruit inside his pocket so no one will see it and ask for a bite. - Don’t Be a Muggins: Learn Some Irish Slang

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[-] Interstellar_1@pawb.social 9 points 7 months ago

I've never heard a single one of these

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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 40 points 7 months ago

Your father smells of elderberries.

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"Your mother was a hamster!" is pretty self-explanatory though.

But elderberries smell rather nice. Or at least the last elderberry jam I had was quite lovely. So that certainly makes for a confusing insult.

[-] Maestro@fedia.io 44 points 7 months ago

They made booze from elderberries. The insult translates to "Your mother is a whore and your father is a drunk"

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago

Good booze, in fact... I've had an elderberry wine and it was awesome

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[-] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 7 months ago

Non native here: I even saw the movie.

[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 31 points 7 months ago

In Australia, “40¢ short of a shout” is unlikely to be understood by visitors.

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

Even as an Aussie I haven't heard that one.

[-] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 months ago

Non native didn't get it... Sounds like a reference of a specific event.

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 6 points 7 months ago

Means they're 2 bob short of a dollar

[-] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 7 months ago

Somehow this doesn't help... :)

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 6 points 7 months ago

Not all there in the head basically.

6 pack short of a carton

2 short of a dozen etc

[-] Elonkilledmydad@lemmy.ml 8 points 7 months ago

2 fries short of a happy meal

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[-] Railison@aussie.zone 23 points 7 months ago

In Australia, being a total bastard is a good thing, while being a bit of a bastard isn’t so good.

Mad cunt = good. Shit cunt = bad, see image

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[-] MFC904@infosec.pub 23 points 7 months ago

"Bless (his/her/their/your) heart"

[-] shottymcb@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

That's not an insult as the internet has decided. It can be used sarcastically, but in my experience as a southerner it is more often a compliment for doing something nice.

[-] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 19 points 7 months ago

You had a different childhood than mine. It was code for "they're a moron".

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[-] Birdie@thelemmy.club 8 points 7 months ago

South Louisiana here. It can be used affectionately (seeing a sick child and saying Bless your heart) but I find it is more often used to point out someone's lack of intelligence or bad behaviour (Karen is pitching an absolute fit in the checkout lane at Albertsons because she misread a price label...Bless her heart)

Maybe you're from a more polite area of the south, but where I am we are heavily into calling out morons.

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

It’s used both ways, it’s just context dependent.

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[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 20 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

There are some southern or appalachian insults that I'm sure would confuse foreigners, even those who are functional in English.

Comparisons like "He's twelve ounces short of a pint", backhanded compliments like "I just love how you don’t care what people think", idioms like "three sheets to the wind". And then of course there's "rode hard and put up wet".

[-] plumcreek@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago

There's also "bless your heart". Around here if someone tells you that, it is not a compliment.

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[-] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 7 months ago

He’s got a couple of roos loose in the top paddock

[-] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 8 points 7 months ago

May your chickens turn to emus and kick your dunny door down

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[-] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 7 months ago

"You make a better door than a window."

[-] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"He don't know shit from shinola." [I've never asked what "shinola" is.] EDIT: Another one my Dad uses (Oklahoma born and bred): calling someone a "mudcat".

[-] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago
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[-] GrappleHat@lemmy.ml 14 points 7 months ago

You're being a wet blanket.

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[-] TheOSINTguy@sh.itjust.works 14 points 7 months ago

Does your face hurt? Because my eyes hurt.

[-] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Non-native. I got this one.

[-] threeduck@aussie.zone 14 points 7 months ago

Calling someone a Muppet. In NZ (and to a lesser degree, UK/Australia), it's a common thing to call someone who's being an idiot. Not sure why. I think as a nation we generally like the Muppets, but not someone who's being a Muppet.

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[-] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago

"Crayon eater", this one is specific to members of the U.S. Marine Corps, it can be used affectionately, but it's very context dependent.

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[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 7 months ago

Ya fucken mong

[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

He’d be a great snipe hunter.

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