FabSwingers.com forum: Retro insults

By *itty Flopper OP Man
11 weeks ago

East Midlands, mostly DE and LE

Heard someone called a "bocker" recently, one for the 80s mob I think...

What words or phrases did you used to call people, probably not yo their face that you haven't heard in yonks?

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By *h3rry Bomb80Man
11 weeks ago

from mars

Div !

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By *estructionDollyWoman
11 weeks ago

Manchester

Wazzock

Git

Berk

Pillock

Scrubber

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By *estructionDollyWoman
11 weeks ago

Manchester

I didn't use most of them but I haven't heard most of them in about 15 years

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By *uriousscouserWoman
11 weeks ago

Wirral

Plonker

Not an insult, but I did see "chinny reckon" used the other day, which was a lovely bit of nostalgia!

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By *ovelyDayXXXWoman
11 weeks ago

Niche

A dope

A muppet

A numpty

Lots more you can't say now as they had more than one origin or use. Rightly retired.

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By *itty Flopper OP Man
11 weeks ago

East Midlands, mostly DE and LE

"A dope

A muppet

A numpty

Lots more you can't say now as they had more than one origin or use. Rightly retired."

Far too many used way back when that you wouldn't dream of saying or even posting on here, I meant yo say in the original post to keep them clean and sensible so not to offend.. hope everyone adheres to that

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By *2teleMan
11 weeks ago

Stirlingshire

'Smell yer maw' was a popular one when I was at school

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By *aomilatteCouple
11 weeks ago

Midlands

Tosser

Knob Jockey

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By *zeroMan
11 weeks ago

Glasgow

Doughball is one my gran always used

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By *ortney FoxxxWoman
11 weeks ago

honeysuckle lane

Pleb

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By *ools and the brainCouple
11 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

Couldn't possibly repeat most of the insults used back in the 70's and 80's even 90's.

Even one of them would probably result in people under 50 head's going 🤯😳😳😲😲.

However one seemingly harmless insult we used a fair was simply calling someone an "Egg"

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By *tlanshiaWoman
11 weeks ago

Chatham

My grandfather used to say;

"A couple of sandwiches short of a picnic."

When he met my gran, she was a size 8, she then got up to a size 26. Grandad used to say,

"She used to be my dreamboat, but then her cargo shifted".

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By *rHotNottsMan
11 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Mong, Muppet, Div, Spazzer, cheeky boy, gaylord, uphill Gardner, late autumn harvester, big girls blouse - love that one, more like compliment bitch than an insult.

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By *ovelyDayXXXWoman
11 weeks ago

Niche

Wazzock/wazzick/wazzook

🤔 may not have the spelling quite right there 🤣

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By *VANDYMan
11 weeks ago

Dawlish

Spaz, Joey, Tuss, Biff, Ass bandit

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By *FF23Man
11 weeks ago

London

Got a lot of respect for the people shouting out “joey”. That made me laugh. Jesus! Kids are such evil bastards.

Blessed be the deacon. 🙏🏽

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By *urves and MischiefWoman
11 weeks ago

North West

"Wazzock

Git

Berk

Pillock

Scrubber "

These have really taken me back although I do like to use pillock often

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By *BWLOVER1965Man
11 weeks ago

Ipswich

Tramp

Tosspot

Braindead

Moron

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By (user no longer on site)
11 weeks ago

Doofus

Numb skull

The best part of you ran down your mums leg…

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By *isfits behaving badlyCouple
11 weeks ago

Coventry

Not heard anyone be called a Sap for ages.

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By (user no longer on site)
11 weeks ago

Here's one for the Sega users of the 90's - Poindexter.

I quite like spunk-trumpet.

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By (user no longer on site)
11 weeks ago

Can’t beat a good old, buffoon

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By *aftarse59Man
11 weeks ago

workington

Up yer flaps!

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
11 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

Spazzy and Joey were the go too insults of the day when I was at secondary school and Flora was one specifically for the girls, it was used to infer she’d shag anyone.

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By *obwhateverMan
11 weeks ago

Stirling

Some great retro insults from Scotland. What was “smell yer maw” even about?

See also “yer DA’s yer Ma and yer Ma’s yer Da!”

Tube

Balloon

Spoon

Inanimate objects repurposed as insults. Naeb’dy does it like Scotland.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
11 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

"Got a lot of respect for the people shouting out “joey”. That made me laugh. Jesus! Kids are such evil bastards.

Blessed be the deacon. 🙏🏽"

Yes that was the big insult for every self respecting 14 yo where I lived.

Thinking back it was really mean in the lack of respect for JD.

But yeah kid's are horrible little shits and still very much are.

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By *oiluvfunMan
11 weeks ago

Penrith

One of my favourite put-downs was;

Are you actually gay, or do you just like the look?

But this is such a retro insult these days pmsl….

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By *hechonkyduoCouple
11 weeks ago

Alphabet Mafia HQ, Dudleyish.

I still use Wally still. Haven't heard anyone else use it in a long long time.

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By *ellhungvweMan
11 weeks ago

Cheltenham

"Got a lot of respect for the people shouting out “joey”. That made me laugh. Jesus! Kids are such evil bastards.

Blessed be the deacon. 🙏🏽

Yes that was the big insult for every self respecting 14 yo where I lived.

Thinking back it was really mean in the lack of respect for JD.

But yeah kid's are horrible little shits and still very much are."

When I first started cubs the Joey thing was going on and we had a kid there who had the same cerebral palsy and was in a wheelchair. It actually made him a bit of a star although we did get told off for building an Evil Knievel style ramp for him which didn’t end well.

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By *riel13Woman
11 weeks ago

Northampton

I still use most of them

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By *ools and the brainCouple
11 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

We are all going to Hell.

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By *allySlinkyWoman
11 weeks ago

Leeds

" Flora was one specifically for the girls, it was used to infer she’d shag anyone. "

I'm guessing it came from Flora spread

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By *rownie72Man
11 weeks ago

northampton

Bellend!

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By *allySlinkyWoman
11 weeks ago

Leeds

Bounder, scoundrel, cad,

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By *arvey67Man
11 weeks ago

Grimsby

Bumder

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
11 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

" Flora was one specifically for the girls, it was used to infer she’d shag anyone.

I'm guessing it came from Flora spread"

Yes, the Terry Wigan voice over for Flora , the Margarine for men, it spreads easily

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By *ollyPocket75Woman
11 weeks ago

Aberdeen

"I still use Wally still. Haven't heard anyone else use it in a long long time."

I still use Wally

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By *allySlinkyWoman
11 weeks ago

Leeds

A coincidence he did the Flora voice over and also sang the Floral Dance.

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By *urFantasy21Couple
11 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

My partner called me a gimp the other day which felt very 90's. To confirm this was an insult from him and not a request

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By *ognorworthibg23Man
11 weeks ago

Littlehampton

Cockwomble was my absolute fav when i moved up north and heard it,now back in south never hear it

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By *rthur30Man
11 weeks ago

Warrington

A relatively mild one from Liverpool - soft lad.

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By *aomilatteCouple
11 weeks ago

Midlands

Bellend

Trollop

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By *FF23Man
11 weeks ago

London

Mong

That is all.

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By *ilverjagMan
11 weeks ago

swansea

Sexual intellectual when referring to a clever fucker.

Uncircumcised when referring to a complete dick.

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