| 1 | [[quoteright:350:[[ComicBook/GreenLantern https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/poozers.jpg]]]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:The worst part of training under [[DrillSergeantNasty Kilowog]]? Hearing "poozer" fifty times a day.]] |
| 3 | |
| 4 | ->'''Garnet:''' Don't worry, Peridot. It's our sworn duty to protect anything that calls this planet home. And that includes clods like you.\ |
| 5 | '''Peridot:''' That's my word... |
| 6 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E5HitTheDiamond Hit the Diamond]]" |
| 7 | |
| 8 | [[JerkAss Some characters]] don't take the saying "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" to heart. |
| 9 | Other characters have a favorite catchphrase. What happens when you put the two together? |
| 10 | |
| 11 | A type of [[IndexOfCatchphrases catchphrase]]. This is what happens when a character is fond of using a particular insult at a frequent basis. It can range from a demeaning nickname (like "Dumbass"), an expression (like "Kiss my ass"), or even a threat ("I'm going to kick your ass"). |
| 12 | |
| 13 | The opposite of this trope is AffectionateNickname, though a Catchphrase Insult used as one is an InsultOfEndearment. |
| 14 | ---- |
| 15 | !!Examples: |
| 16 | |
| 17 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 18 | |
| 19 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 20 | * "Idiot" or "Baka" is this by default for any {{Tsundere}} character. |
| 21 | * ''Manga/BlueExorcist'': |
| 22 | ** Izumo Kamiki has many of these, but the most prominent ones are "weed" for Shiemi and "pinky" for Renzo. |
| 23 | ** Rin always calls Izumo "polka-brows," but it could also be an AffectionateNickname. |
| 24 | ** Shura always calls Yukio "Four-Eyed Chicken," or "Wimpy Four-Eyes" depending on the translation. |
| 25 | * ''Manga/CaseClosed:'' Kogoro would often call Conan a "Brat." |
| 26 | * ''Anime/DragonBallZ:'' |
| 27 | ** Frieza likes to call Saiyans "Monkeys." |
| 28 | ** Vegeta is fond of using "Insect", even becoming a MemeticMutation. For Krillin, he often calls him "Baldy." For Goku, he often calls him "clown." |
| 29 | * ''Literature/{{Durarara}}:'' During Izumii Ran's ADayInTheLimelight episode, he called [[HatesEveryoneEqually random people]], [[TakeThatAudience the viewers]], and even [[CardCarryingVillain himself]] a "Scumbag" during his narrations. In the dub, it was changed to "Asshole." |
| 30 | * ''Manga/FruitsBasket:'' Kyo Sohma's is "Damn Rat" for Yuki and in return, Yuki calls him a "Stupid Cat." |
| 31 | * ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist:'' Many people call Edward a "Pipsqueak," [[HeightAngst much to his chagrin]]. Envy in particular calls Edward "the Fullmetal Pipsqueak." |
| 32 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure:'' |
| 33 | ** Dio Brando's is "Useless". It's also his BattleCry in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders''. [[spoiler: His son, Giorno, adopts this catchphrase in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'']]. |
| 34 | ** Jotaro Kujo's is "Annoying Bitch" in ''Stardust Crusaders'', usually to girls that [[ChickMagnet swamp him]]. |
| 35 | * ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has Kaguya responding to Shirogane showing feelings for her (or on rare occasions, the other way around) with a condescending "how cute". Although it's worth pointing out that [[ImagineSpot it's all in their heads]] and on the rare occasion one of them ''actually'' says it, it's with complete sincerity. [[spoiler:Kaguya actually says it in the usual manner in chapter 142, though it's because Shirogane ''isn't'' acting on his feelings for her.]] |
| 36 | * ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia:'' |
| 37 | ** Katsuki Bakugo calls Izuku "Deku," which means "weakling," but Izuku [[InsultBackfire later adopts it as his superhero name]] because it can also mean "never giving up." His other favorite insult for Izuku is "Damn Nerd," or "Fucking Nerd" depending on the translation. He calls Todoroki "Half-and-Half Bastard" (or Icy-Hot in the dub). [[HatesEveryoneEqually To everybody]], Bakugo will often say "I'll kill you" or demean them as "extras" in his road to becoming Number One Hero. |
| 38 | ** Stain calls his victims "Fake Heroes." |
| 39 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': |
| 40 | ** Both Sasuke and Sakura tend to call Naruto an "Idiot." In the dub, Sasuke calls him a "Loser," and in both versions, he calls Sakura "Annoying." |
| 41 | ** When Sai first appeared, he called Naruto "Dickless" or any variation of such, and he would call Sakura "Ugly," usually "Ugly Dog." |
| 42 | ** Naruto used to call Rock Lee "Bushy Brow" as this, but over time, it became an AffectionateNickname. |
| 43 | * In ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'', Kotake often calls Doremi "Dojimi" when she's having one of her clumsier moments. |
| 44 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': |
| 45 | ** Team Rocket will often refer to Ash and his friends as "the twerps". |
| 46 | ** Paul in the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl Diamond and Pearl]]'' series seemed to have "pathetic" as his favorite word. |
| 47 | ** In the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite Black & White]]'' series, Iris often calls Ash a "kid" as either a taunt or a teasing tone. It's not always saved for Ash, however. |
| 48 | * ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf:'' |
| 49 | ** Akane often calls Ranma either a "pervert" or a "Jerk," and Ranma in return calls her a "Macho Chick." |
| 50 | ** Pantyhose Taro calls Ranma either a "crossdresser" or a "[[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain faggot]]." |
| 51 | * Early in ''Manga/SailorMoon'', Mamoru tended to call Usagi "Bun-head" due to her OdangoHair (when he first meets her in the manga, he even calls her "Bunt-head" because Usagi had accidentally hit him with her test paper). It becomes an AffectionateNickname after they hook up. |
| 52 | * ''Manga/SgtFrog:'' Natsumi usually calls Keroro (a frog-like alien) "Stupid frog". In the dub, she usually shorts it to "[[{{Portmanteau}} fridiot]]". |
| 53 | * In the dub of ''Manga/ShamanKing,'' Ryu (or "Rio" in the dub) likes to call Ren (Len) "Shortpants." |
| 54 | * ''Manga/SoulEater:'' Excalibur says "Fools" like a VerbalTic. |
| 55 | * ''Manga/YuGiOh:'' Seto Kaiba is fond of calling Yugi and his friends either "Dweebs" or "Geeks." Joey in particular is victim to being called "a dueling monkey" or "a dog." |
| 56 | ** ''Anime/YuGiOhGX:'' Chazz calls all Slifer Red students (usually Jaden) "Slifer Slackers." |
| 57 | * ''Manga/YuYuHakusho:'' Genkai always calls Yusuke "Dimwit," and in return he calls her "Grandma." Though, as time went on, the latter insult started to become an AffectionateNickname for her. |
| 58 | [[/folder]] |
| 59 | |
| 60 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 61 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': All around preferred insult was "blockhead." |
| 62 | [[/folder]] |
| 63 | |
| 64 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 65 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Condorito}}'', [[ArchEnemy Pepe Cortisona]] and Doña Tremebunda always call [[BirdPeople the eponymous hero]] "Pajarraco" (ugly bird), "Plumífero" (feathery one) and "Roteque". Condorito for his part always refers to Pepe as "Saco de plomo" (Sack of lead), "Lingote" (lingot) and pretty much anything having to do with lead. Yuyito also usually calls Coné (Condorito's nephew) "Pelón" (Baldie), but it seems to be more of an InsultOfEndearment. |
| 66 | * Keith Giffen's run on ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'' frequently had Robotman say "Stuff it, Trainor" to Negative Man. |
| 67 | * ComicBook/GreenLantern [[DrillSergeantNasty Kilowog]] refers to both enemies and his own trainees as "poozers", an insult he picked up from the Lantern who instructed him (who [[ShoutOut just happened to be named]] [[Creator/RLeeErmey Ermey]]). He also uses it as a term of endearment toward veteran Lanterns he trained. |
| 68 | * ComicBook/TheJoker always calls Batman either "Batsy" or "Dork Knight." He also calls Robin "Bird Boy." |
| 69 | ** ComicBook/HarleyQuinn occasionally calls Batman "Bat-Brain." |
| 70 | * ComicBook/{{Lobo}} prefers to call people he dislikes "Bastich", a combination of swears that makes it nice and gender neutral. |
| 71 | * More than one specific insult, Captain Archivald Haddock from ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'' is a [[EncyclopaedicKnowledge walking encyclopaedia]] of insults, especially if they're SesquipedalianLoquaciousness type, becoming integral part of the character (Haddock without throwing insults isn't Haddock at all). Out of Haddock's many, many insults he uses, the most frequently-used one seems to be "Bashi-bazouk". He made that one up, just like most of his other colourful curses. |
| 72 | * ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} calls people, usually his enemies, "Bub." |
| 73 | [[/folder]] |
| 74 | |
| 75 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 76 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' fanfic ''[[https://theloudhouse.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:TheMaximumMatt/Fanfiction_-_All_Fun_and_Games All Fun and Games]]'', Hawk and Hank call Lori and Lincoln "droppings". Lori exploits this when the bullies say they will "eat them up" (i.e. defeat them) by saying, "Are you implying you eat poop?". |
| 77 | * ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaProjectHorizons'': Recurring antagonist [[DiscOneFinalBoss Deus]] refers to all women by CountryMatters, very loudly and profanely. It's even the last word he says before his death. |
| 78 | * In the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1880561/1/S320-Heat Heat]]'', Hoshi calls Malcolm many Japanese words for "idiot", but her favourite is "baka". |
| 79 | * ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'': Ebony uses "prep" to mean "overly-normal person" and "poser" to mean "fake goth". She also uses lots of profanity like "bitch" "fuck off", etc. |
| 80 | * ''Fanfic/PoundAndPumpkinCakesAdventuresAndMisadventuresInPottyTraining'': The Cake twins insult each other ([[SelfDeprecation and sometimes themselves]]) with the word "turd". |
| 81 | [[/folder]] |
| 82 | |
| 83 | [[folder:Films -- Animated]] |
| 84 | * ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'': "Idiot" is [[SharePhrase pretty much everyone's]] catchphrase insult. |
| 85 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'': Coraline calls Wyborne "Why-were-you-born". |
| 86 | [[/folder]] |
| 87 | |
| 88 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 89 | * The Lectroids (well, the Red Lectroids at least) from ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBuckarooBanzaiAcrossTheEighthDimension'' seem to be fond of calling humans "monkeyboy". Something to do with evolution apparently. |
| 90 | * ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture:'' Biff Tannen's is "Butt-head." Mr. Strickland calls Marty and his father "Slackers." |
| 91 | * In ''Film/GoldenEye'', Boris Grishenko calls Americans "Slugheads". |
| 92 | * Leslie Chow in ''Film/TheHangover'' is fond of calling the Wolf Pack "Motherfuckers" or "Gay boys" |
| 93 | * ''Film/HocusPocus'': Danni likes to call Max "Jerk Face", even when she's being affectionate. |
| 94 | * In ''Literature/LetTheRightOneIn'', [[TheBully Conny]] calls Oskar "Piggy." In the American remake,"Film/LetMeIn" he calls him "Little Girl." Possibly a reference to the main characters AdaptationalAttractiveness where he goes from being an overweight boy to being portrayed by an incredibly slender,fine featured actor. It is later revealed that his BigBrotherBully, Jimmy, [[BorrowedCatchphrase also calls him that]]. |
| 95 | * ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'': [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Chozen's]] favorite word when dealing with Daniel and Mr. Miyagi is "coward." It makes some sense, given that his uncle repeatedly accuses Miyagi of cowardice for not fighting him. However, he tends to use it even in situations where it has nothing to do with anything. |
| 96 | * ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet:'' Freddy Krueger's is slapping [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch "Bitch" at the end of some lines]]. |
| 97 | * ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight:'' Billy calls his victims "Naughty" before he kills them. [[spoiler: His little brother [[BorrowedCatchphrase says it]] [[AvengingTheVillain when Mother Superior kills Billy]]]]. |
| 98 | * ''Film/TheThreeStooges:'' The trio often call each other "Chowder Head" and "Wiseguy." |
| 99 | * In ''Film/{{Unstoppable}}'', the other train workers constantly insult Will Colson by calling him "yellow jacket" (it's [[FirstDayFromHell his first day on the field after training]], reflective jackets are supplied to the company's trainees). |
| 100 | * ''Film/TheViewAskewniverse:'' |
| 101 | ** Jay was fond of "Faggot" in ''Film/{{Clerks}},'' with "Cocksmoker" being a close second. Throughout the franchise, he's fond of "Motherfucker." |
| 102 | ** Randal tends to call Jay and Silent Bob either "Junkies" or "Stoner Fucks." |
| 103 | ** In ''Film/ChasingAmy'', a disgruntled fan calls Banky a "Tracer" because of his job as an inker in comic book art, much to his disdain. In ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack,'' the director of the ''Bluntman and Chronic'' movie also calls him that. |
| 104 | [[/folder]] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 107 | * ''Literature/AngelaNicely'': Angela insults Tiffany by calling her a “smarty-pants”. |
| 108 | * ''Literature/TheBFG'': The larger, evil giants call the BFG "runt" or "runty one". |
| 109 | * Holden Caulfield of ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'' says "Phony" a lot. |
| 110 | * In ''Charlie Moon and the Big Bonanza Bust-Up'', Ariadne calls people "pathetic" and "nauseating". |
| 111 | * ''Literature/{{Christine}}'': "Shitters" is the favored noun that Roland D. [=LeBay=] directs toward those that incur his wrath, I.E. the government, the military, and [[MisanthropeSupreme everyone else on planet Earth]]. Arnie starting to use the word is one of the first indicators that [[spoiler:[[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay LeBay is taking over his body]]]]. |
| 112 | * In some versions of ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'', "Cinderella" is a [[MaliciousMisnaming mean nickname]] given by the stepsisters to the woman whose real name is Ella. |
| 113 | * ''Literature/ClariceBean'': In the in-universe book series ''Ruby Redfort'', Ruby apparently calls people "armpits" and says, "Take that, scumbo!". |
| 114 | * In ''Literature/DillyTheDinosaur'', Dorla calls her brother Dilly a "pest" or a "little horror". |
| 115 | * ''Literature/{{Fudge}}'': Fudge and Peter sometimes call each other Turkey Brain during their SiblingRivalry squabbles. When Fudge was asked if he was not allowed to say "stupid", he replied that he was allowed to say it, just not about people. If you want to say it about people, say "Turkey Brain". |
| 116 | * ''Literature/{{Gone}}'': Drake, and to a lesser extent, Howard, call Little Petey "Petard" as a shot at his Autism. At one point, when Drake is torturing Astrid, Petey's sister, she forces her to call him that too. The Human Crew try to pass "Moof" off as a [[FantasticSlurs slur]] for the FAYZ mutants. |
| 117 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter:'' |
| 118 | ** "Mudblood" is a [[FantasticSlurs derogatory term for Muggle-born wizards]], most commonly used by Draco Malfoy and Voldemort. |
| 119 | ** [[EvilUncle Uncle]] [[AbusiveParents Vernon]] rarely calls Harry anything but "[[ItIsDehumanizing Boy]]". |
| 120 | ** Snape routinely refers to students, even when speaking directly to them, as "dunderheads". |
| 121 | * In ''Literature/{{Marley}}'', Marley's owners scold him with "bad dog" (or, in the case of the youngest son who is only a baby, "bah boo-boo"). |
| 122 | * In ''Literature/MartinsMice'', Martin gets called stupid by many other animals. |
| 123 | * In ''Literature/{{Matilda}}'', Mr. Wormwood has "Keep your nasty mouth shut!". |
| 124 | * ''Literature/MichaelVey'': Because of Michael's Tourette Syndrome, he is often called "Blinky" by [[TheBully Jack]] before he TookALevelInKindness. Quentin also calls Michael "That Ticking Idiot." |
| 125 | * ''Literature/{{Mog}}'': The Thomas parents insult Mog by calling her "That cat". In the first book, it was preceded with "Bother" but that went away in later books. |
| 126 | * In ''No More Teasing'', the protagonist's brother calls her "Titchypoo" because she's short. |
| 127 | * ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians:'' |
| 128 | ** Annabeth's is "Seaweed Brain" for Percy, though over time, it eventually becomes an AffectionateNickname. It shows when Percy gets into argument with Thalia and she calls him that, but he feels insulted because he feels only Annabeth should call him that. |
| 129 | ** Dionysus would often engage in MaliciousMisnaming to most of the campers. The most notable one is "Peter Johnson" for Percy. |
| 130 | ** Percy has "Smelly Gabe" for his abusive stepfather, Gabe. |
| 131 | * In ''Literature/PeterPan'', Peter likes to call his mortal enemy Captain Hook a "codfish". |
| 132 | * ''Literature/RamonaQuimby'': |
| 133 | ** Beezus calls Ramona a "pest", while Ramona calls Beezus "pieface". |
| 134 | ** [[TheBully Danny]] calls Ramona "Superfoot" (for her large shoes) and "Egghead" (for when she got egg in her hair). In return, she calls him "Yard Ape". |
| 135 | ** First-graders in general use "kindergarten baby" to refer to kindergarten students. |
| 136 | * ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades'': Resident ArrogantKungFuGuy Joseph Albright tends to refer to nearly everyone he meets as "nobody" until and unless they prove themselves better fighters than him. |
| 137 | * In ''Ringing Wet'', Misty calls Simon her "worst-ever brother" and a "wet blanket". |
| 138 | * In ''Literature/TheSecretGarden'', Mary calls people "pig" and "son/daughter of a pig" because she was raised in India, where that's a grave insult. When she uses it on English servant Martha, the latter is more confused by her rudeness than offended. |
| 139 | * ''Literature/{{Sharpe}}'' calls a lot of people, but ''especially'' officers, "bastards". A normal insult, but the sheer volume makes it stand out: it's rare for him to make it through a conversation without using it at least once, at least when not speaking directly to said officers. |
| 140 | * ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire:'' Tyrion Lannister would occasionally call people and things "As useless as nipples On a breast plate." |
| 141 | [[/folder]] |
| 142 | |
| 143 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 144 | * ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen:'' Charlie calls Alan a "[[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave Mooch]]." Both Alan and Charlie tend to call their mother, Evelyn, "[[AbusiveParents The Devil]]." Berta always calls Alan "Zippy." |
| 145 | * ''Series/Alice1976'' |
| 146 | ** The waitress Flo would regularly use the insult "Kiss my grits!". |
| 147 | ** The diner owner Mel would often tell people (especially his waitresses) to "Stow it!" and would say "Bag it, blondie!" to the waitress Jolene. |
| 148 | * ''Series/AllInTheFamily:'' Archie regularly calls Mike a "Meathead." |
| 149 | * In ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'', Endora frequently calls Darrin other D-names to spite him, but her favourite ones seem to be "Darwin" and "Donald". In return, he calls her "The Old War-Horse". |
| 150 | * ''Series/TheBigBangTheory:'' |
| 151 | ** Similarly, Leslie Winkle tends to call Sheldon a "Dumbass." |
| 152 | ** Sheldon's catchphrase, "Bazinga," is often used whenever Sheldon delivers an insult. |
| 153 | * ''Series/BreakingBad:'' "Bitch" is practically Jesse's VerbalTic. Walt is also predisposed to calling Jesse an idiot or "junkie" despite [[{{Hypocrite}} being a meth cook himself]] even if he strictly refrains from doing drugs. |
| 154 | * ''Series/DadsArmy:'' Captain Mainwaring always calls Private Pike a "Stupid boy" whenever Pike causes a screw up. |
| 155 | * ''Series/GoodTimes:'' |
| 156 | ** Everyone to Bookman - “Buffalo Butt.” (Later became an Insult of Endearment as Bookman became a cast regular) |
| 157 | ** James to Willona - “The Rona Barrett of the projects” due to Willona’s gossiping. |
| 158 | * ''Series/HappyDays'': "Sit on it!", which essentially means "shut up", is said by nearly everyone. |
| 159 | * ''Series/HellsKitchen'': Chef Gordon Ramsay often has "You donkey!" as an insult to slacking chefs, though he'll also go with "donut", "bozo", or "muppet". |
| 160 | * The ''Series/ICarly'' gang always call their antagonists "Nubs." In one episode, they deal with a pompous talent contest runner-up who calls the kids a barrage of insults, but one that catches their interest is "Hob-Knocker." When they look it up, [[NoodleIncident all they can say that it's disgusting]] [[NothingIsScarier and illegal]]. |
| 161 | * ''Series/TheInbetweeners:'' The eponymous group tends to say "Wanker" a lot. In one episode, Jay says "Bus Wankers" a few times to groups of people standing at a bus stop. The second time he does this nearly gets Simon throttled by a ScaryBlackMan. |
| 162 | * ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'': Al enjoys calling Marcy a "chicken" while Kelly enjoys calling her younger brother Bud "[[BigSisterBully Toad Boy]]". |
| 163 | * ''Series/MorkAndMindy'': Mork uses "nimnul" as a synonym for "idiot". |
| 164 | * ''Series/TheMuppets2015'': When Miss Piggy is angry with Kermit, she calls him "[[RaceNameBasis Frog]]". |
| 165 | * ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars'': 'A' tends to call the protagonists "Bitches." |
| 166 | * ''Series/SanfordAndSon:'' |
| 167 | ** Fred Sanford to his son Lamont - “You big dummy!” |
| 168 | ** Aunt Esther to Fred - “You old fish-eyed fool” and “You heathen!” |
| 169 | * ''Series/SesameStreet'': |
| 170 | ** Bert calls Ernie a "dodo" or a "meatball". |
| 171 | ** Oscar calls Big Bird "Turkey", Maria "Skinny", and tells everyone to "Scram!" or "Get lost!". |
| 172 | * ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': |
| 173 | ** Worf insults Quark by calling him "the Ferengi" or "the Ferengi bartender". Similarly, he calls Nog "the young Ferengi". |
| 174 | ** Kira calls Quark a "troll". |
| 175 | ** O'Brien calls Cardassians "cardies". |
| 176 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': [=McCoy=] calls Spock many things but his favourite insult for him seems to be "hobgoblin". |
| 177 | * ''Series/StrangerThings:'' |
| 178 | ** Eleven's is "Mouth Breather." |
| 179 | ** [[TheBully Troy]] has a few of these. He calls Mike "Frogface," Dustin "Toothless," Lucas "[[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Midnight]]," and Will "Fairy Boy." |
| 180 | * ''Series/{{Syrhama}}'': The BigBad Silmitön Sääski often calls Mäkärä, one of his minions, "Mäkärääliö", a pormanteau of her name and "ääliö", which means "moron". |
| 181 | * ''Series/That70sShow'': |
| 182 | ** Red Forman calls somebody a "Dumbass" nearly OnceAnEpisode. His MadLibsCatchphrase Insult is "My Foot Up Your Ass." In earlier episodes, he would also frequently say "That kid's on dope." He also tends to call Fez "[[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Hadji]]." |
| 183 | ** Michael Kelso, after he (or someone else) delivers a good insult, he usually screams "Burn!" which also becomes a MemeticMutation. |
| 184 | * ''Series/{{Victorious}}:'' People always call Jade a "Gank," Trina "Talentless and Irritating," and [[CompanionCube Rex]] a "Puppet." |
| 185 | * ''Series/WelcomeBackKotter'': Up your nose with a rubber hose! (And variants) |
| 186 | * ''Series/WorzelGummidge'': |
| 187 | ** Aunt Sally calls Worzel a "stupid scarecrow". |
| 188 | ** Sue calls everyone "horrible". |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 192 | * Brian Johnson, "The Mecca", has a favorite insult to his opponents, calling them "bozos". |
| 193 | * Wrestling/BookerT often refers to anyone as "sucka". |
| 194 | * Wrestling/ChrisJericho has "ass clown" and, most recently, "stupid idiot". |
| 195 | * [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]], who is known to be a heavy trash talker in wrestling, frequently calls any wrestler or any official a "Jabroni". In other insults, he would call them "candy ass", "monkey ass", "piece of monkey crap", "piece of trailer-park trash". |
| 196 | ** During his feud with Stone Cold in the '90s, he would often call him "the biggest piece of Texas trailer-park trash". |
| 197 | ** Whenever Kevin Kelly interviews him, he always calls him "[[{{Hermaphrodite}} hermie]]". |
| 198 | * Eli Drake likes to name the audience and his opponents as "dummies" in Impact Wrestling. |
| 199 | * [[Wrestling/EnzoAndCass Enzo Amore]] has one in "a cuppa hatas". |
| 200 | * Wrestling/MattTaven likes to call "melvins" to the people he doesn't like, as in they deserve to get a wedgie. |
| 201 | * Whenever cutting a promo, Wrestling/ScottSteiner would refer to the audience as "white trash" and "rednecks". |
| 202 | * Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin would use "jackass", "piece of trash", or "piece of crap" as frequent insults. |
| 203 | [[/folder]] |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 206 | * ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': Franziska von Karma uses the word "fool" and its' variations to the point of redundancy. |
| 207 | ** Also, Princess Rayfa Padma Khura'in likes to call people "[[BigStupidDoodooHead nincompoops]]" |
| 208 | * Handsome Jack from ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' likes to call Vault Hunters "bandits." [[{{Cult}} The Children of the Vault]] from ''VideoGame/Borderlands3'' follow his example by calling them "Vault Thieves." |
| 209 | * ''VideoGame/{{Bully}}'': |
| 210 | ** '' Gary is a fountain of these. He calls Petey "Femboy," Algernon "[[PottyFailure Pee-Stain]]," and the Preps "Inbreds." |
| 211 | ** The Preps call Jimmy a "Pauper." |
| 212 | * ''{{Franchise/Danganronpa}}'': Many of them are usually archived lines inserted in non-speaking dialogue boxes, but they sort of count. |
| 213 | ** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'': Mondo has "piece of shit" and "son of a bitch," Byakuya has "stop talking," "idiot," and "commoner," Sakura has "bastard," and Toko ([[spoiler:as Genocide Jill]]) has "SOB." |
| 214 | ** ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'': Fuyuhiko has "dumbass," "bastard," and "don't fuck with me." Gundham Tanaka has "mortals" or "mere mortals." Hiyoko always calls Mikan "pig barf" and Byakuya "Mr. Ham Hands" ("Mr. Porkfeet" in Japanese). |
| 215 | ** ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'': |
| 216 | *** Maki more often than not threatens Shuichi, and to a lesser extent, Kaito, with "Do you want to die?" |
| 217 | *** Tenko calls [[DoesNotLikeMen every guy she encounters]] a "degenerate male." |
| 218 | *** Miu will often call her classmates "[[VirginShaming virgins]]". In fact, one of her VoiceGrunting lines is "Ha! Fuckin' virgin!" |
| 219 | * ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'''s Gilgamesh is fond of calling those he considers beneath him (which considering his supreme arrogance is just about everyone) "mongrels" or "lowlifes". |
| 220 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII:'' Siefer tends to call Zell "Chicken-Wuss." |
| 221 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX:'' Jecht's to Tidus is "Crybaby." |
| 222 | * Most of the members of the Grove Street Families in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'' tend to call Carl a "Busta", Ryder being the most liable one of the group to use said insult. |
| 223 | * Theseus of ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', a supremely arrogant and self-important "hero", is quite fond of calling Zagreus a "hellspawn" or a "blackguard". |
| 224 | * Many of the mercenaries in ''VideoGame/JaggedAlliance'' possess odd {{Verbal Tic}}s. Earl "Magic" Walker, fitting this trope, routinely calls the enemies "Snapperheads." |
| 225 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': Everybody in Organization XIII outside of Roxas and Axel call Xion a "Puppet." |
| 226 | * ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'': HK-47 is very closely associated with the word "[[CallAHumanAMeatbag Meatbag]]". |
| 227 | * ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'': Chloe's MadLibsCatchphrase Insult is "Step X" for her overbearing stepfather, David. The one used most frequently is "Step Douche." A lesser one is "Sergeant Shithead." |
| 228 | * Fawful in the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series seems fond of calling people "fink-rats". Mostly in the first game, as in ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory Bowser's Inside Story]]'' he only uses it once. |
| 229 | * In ''VideoGame/MegaManZX Advent'', Aeolus, one of the bosses, is particularly fond of the word "[[YouFool fool]]", as he considers everyone else beneath him. |
| 230 | * ''VideoGame/{{Oddworld}}'': Many of the characters use "Schmuck." |
| 231 | * In ''VideoGame/Persona3'', Yukari always calls Junpei "Stupei." |
| 232 | * In ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', your rival (canonically named Blue Oak) always leaves with a loud "Smell ya later!" |
| 233 | * [[ConspiracyTheorist Bosco]] of ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxSaveTheWorld'' likes calling the Freelance Police "foo'", with the justification that [[AdamSmithHatesYourGuts they keep paying the ridiculous prices he comes up with for his]] [[MacGyvering Bosco-Tech]]. |
| 234 | * ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' has Soldier, whose favorite word and most common term of address for others is "[[PitifulWorms maggot]]" due to his DrillSergeantNasty tendencies. |
| 235 | [[/folder]] |
| 236 | |
| 237 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 238 | * In ''WebAnimation/MurderDrones'', Uzi's immediate response to any perceived slight is to scream "Bite me!" |
| 239 | * In ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi'', Neopolitan's usual insult of choice is "dum-dum" (via TalkingWithSigns), often directed towards her boss Roman Torchwick after his latest revenge plot gets him in trouble. |
| 240 | [[/folder]] |
| 241 | |
| 242 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 243 | * In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Catalina calls anyone she doesn't like a "Jackass". She explains at one point that when she loses her temper, she doesn't think about what she's saying, and as long as she's used to saying "jackass", she won't say anything worse. |
| 244 | [[/folder]] |
| 245 | |
| 246 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 247 | * The WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd believes that LJN stands for "Laughin' Jokin' Numbnuts." "Asshole" is one he uses very often too. |
| 248 | * ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged:'' Vegeta always calls Yamcha "The Beta Male," Tien "Triclops," Piccolo as "Namek," and Krillin "Baldy." He tries making "Black Man" this for Mr. Popo, but he responds by pushing him off Kami's lookout. |
| 249 | ** Frieza has "Monkey" for the Saiyans, just like in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' proper, plus "prick", his go-to insult to [[BigBrotherBully Cooler]]. |
| 250 | * [[WebVideo/GuruLarryAndWez Guru Larry]] has quite a few for Creator/PeterMolyneux, but one he uses the most is "Baldy." |
| 251 | * ''Literature/LoomingGaia'': Alaine often calls others "dummy", even in relatively serious situations. |
| 252 | * WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic likes to use "Schmuck" a lot. |
| 253 | * From ''WebVideo/ScootertrixTheAbridged'', Applejack defaults to "Niblet" for anyone she's angry at. |
| 254 | [[/folder]] |
| 255 | |
| 256 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 257 | * ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog:'' Robotnik always calls Scratch and Grounder "Nincombots." |
| 258 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', Arnold Wesker was a Ventriloquist who had Dissociative Identity Disorder, and he developed a criminal mastermind personality which was vented through the dummy named Scarface. Scarface, [[IResembleThatRemark who is a dummy]], always calls Wesker "Dummy". |
| 259 | * ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': Rattrap and Dinobot have an ''[[HeadbuttingHeroes extremely]]'' [[VitriolicBestBuds large]] amount of these for each other. Rattrap's favorite is "Chopperface" and Dinobot's favorite is "Vermin." |
| 260 | * WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead have a dictionary of these, but the ones they use the most are "Dumbass," Fart-Knocker," "Asswipe," "Dillweed," "Bunghole," and "Dillhole." In one episode, Butt-head calls Beavis a "Butt-Knocker," which seems to be a BerserkButton for Beavis. They'll also say "I'll kick you in the nads" to somebody who threatens them, "Dork" for Mr. Van Driesen and Mr. Anderson, and "Wussy" for Stewart. |
| 261 | ** Mr. Buzzcut has "Losers," "Morons," and "Failures" for the titular duo. |
| 262 | ** Principal [=McVicker=] and Mr. Anderson always calls Beavis and Butt-head "Little Bastards." |
| 263 | ** Todd always calls them "Little Girls" or "Kindergarteners." |
| 264 | * ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': Ben and Gwen's go-to insults for each other in the original series were "Dweeb" and "Doofus", respectively. |
| 265 | * ''WesternAnimation/CatDog:'' The Greasers always call the titular characters "Cat-Butt." |
| 266 | * ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog:'' |
| 267 | ** Eustace has a list of these for Courage, but the one he says at least OnceAnEpisode is "Stupid Dog." |
| 268 | ** The computer Courage uses often calls him a "Twit." |
| 269 | ** Di Lung has "[[YouFool Ya Foo]]," but he usually says "Watch where you're goin', ya foo!" |
| 270 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheCrampTwins:'' Wayne calls Lucien "Girl Pants" at least OnceAnEpisode. Other common insults include "Flat Face" and "Worm Features". |
| 271 | * ''WesternAnimation/DanVs:'' Dan has "Jerkface." |
| 272 | * Dick Dastardly would usually call his [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines squadron charges]] "dumbheads." |
| 273 | ** On ''WesternAnimation/YogisTreasureHunt'', he had "This is all your fault, Muttley!" |
| 274 | * ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory:'' Dexter always "Stupid" (pronounced "[[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable Stoopid]]"). A lesser used but still well-known is "You are stupid! You are Stupid! And don't forget, you are stupid!" |
| 275 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': Roger Klotz is fond of saying "Sayonara, Suckers." A lesser used one is "Funny Face" for Doug, as a pun on his surname, "Funnie." |
| 276 | * ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy:'' |
| 277 | ** Kevin likes calling the Eds "Dorks" so much, that in one episode, he lost a bet to see if he could go the whole day without saying it. Eddy frequently calls him "Shovel Chin" in return. |
| 278 | ** Eddy always calls Ed an "Monobrow", "Lumpy", "Burrhead", and "Idiot", and Edd "Sockhead" (though that could be debatably an AffectionateNickname). |
| 279 | ** [[spoiler: Eddy's Brother]] always called Eddy "Pipsqueak". |
| 280 | ** Sarah often says "Fathead." To Eddy, she'll say "Eddy, you idiot." |
| 281 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents:'' |
| 282 | ** [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky]] always calls children (especially Timmy) "Twerps." |
| 283 | ** "COSMO, YOU IDIOT!" |
| 284 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': |
| 285 | ** "Shut up, [[ButtMonkey Meg]]." |
| 286 | ** Stewie often calls Brian "Dog", particularly in earlier seasons. |
| 287 | ** In later seasons, whenever Brian has done something to piss Quagmire off, Quagmire lividly calls him a "son of a bitch". |
| 288 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': |
| 289 | ** Bender has "Bite my shiny, metal ass." One he uses not as frequently is "Chump." Also, he usually calls humans (Fry included) as "Meatbags." |
| 290 | ** Leela uses either "Pompous Dimwit" or "Buffoon" for Zapp Brannigan. |
| 291 | * In ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', [[LovingBully Helga]] usually refers to Arnold as "football-head", due to his oddly-shaped head. |
| 292 | * ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil'': Brad often has the habit of calling Kick "Dillweed". |
| 293 | * ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Shego constantly addresses Kim with childish nicknames like "Kimmie" and "Cupcake", implying that she's [[YearsTooEarly too young to be trying to fight grownup battles]]. |
| 294 | * '' WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill:'' |
| 295 | ** Hank has "Jackass," usually for Dale or Bill. He also has "I'm Gonna Kick Yer Ass!" |
| 296 | ** Kahn and Mihn often call their neighbors "Rednecks" or "Hillbillies." |
| 297 | ** In "Movin' On Up", Luan's new roommates call anyone who tries to boss them around [[GodwinsLaw a Nazi]]. Unhinged WWII veteran Cotton didn't take it well. |
| 298 | --->'''Cotton:''' [[BerserkButton WHO ARE YOU CALLIN' A NAZI, BOY?!]] |
| 299 | ** In "Hank's Bully", Hank deals with a BrattyHalfPint who calls him "Dusty old bones full of green dust." |
| 300 | * ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': |
| 301 | ** WesternAnimation/BugsBunny usually calls his adversaries, usually WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd, a "maroon" or "nimrod". |
| 302 | ** Bugs is often called a "[[RascallyRabbit wascally wabbit]]" (by Elmer Fudd) or "varmint" (by WesternAnimation/YosemiteSam). |
| 303 | ** WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck has "You're despicable." He's also used "(miserable) rodent" to describe WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales. |
| 304 | ** Speaking of Speedy, he often calls WesternAnimation/{{Sylvester|TheCatAndTweetyBird}} a "gringo pussycat". |
| 305 | ** Tweety always calls Sylvester "Bad Ol' [[SpeechImpediment Putty Tat]]." |
| 306 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': Lincoln is often the phrase catcher for his sisters, who like "twerp" and "doofus". Ronnie Anne calls him "Lame-o", but it's an InsultOfEndearment more often than not. Lynn will often call him "Stinkin'", but whether it's playfully or maliciously depends on what they're up to. |
| 307 | * ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears:'' Guts Man and Cut Man both call Mega Man "the Blue Dweeb" or "Mega Twerp." Mega Man himself likes to call Wily's robots "Scum-bots." |
| 308 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug:'' Marinette and Alya always call Chloe a "Brat." |
| 309 | * Kevin French of ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'' will usually call people, especially his AnnoyingYoungerSibling Kevin, "Douchebag". |
| 310 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': |
| 311 | ** Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon frequently mock the Cutie Mark Crusaders for their "blank flanks". |
| 312 | ** Rainbow Dash calls nerds "eggheads". |
| 313 | * ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'': The villains use a lot of the same one: |
| 314 | ** The Whole Team: "PJ Pests", "PJ Pains" |
| 315 | ** Gecko: "Lizard Legs." |
| 316 | ** Catboy: Frequently some variation on "Kitty Cat", or "kitty litter." |
| 317 | ** Owlette: "Bird Brain." |
| 318 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}'': |
| 319 | ** Olive Oyl had "brute", "masher" and "four-flusher" most frequently used when she was being kidnapped by Bluto. |
| 320 | ** Bluto frequently calls Popeye a "runt", mostly in the Famous Studios shorts. |
| 321 | * ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja:'' "Shoob" is frequently used by the characters. |
| 322 | * ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower:'' The gang uses "Shooby" to describe tourists. In one episode, Otto and Twister keep calling Reggie "Lame-O." |
| 323 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'': Ren constantly calls people, usually Stimpy, an "eediot". He also calls Stimpy a "bloated sack". |
| 324 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'': Angelica likes to call the babies "dumb" and "stupid". |
| 325 | * In ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', Aku tends to call the titular character a "foolish Samurai." He also calls him a fool a few times to boot. |
| 326 | * ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'': It's tradition for the unmasked crook to say that he would have gotten away with it if it weren't for [[YouMeddlingKids those meddling kids and their dog]]. |
| 327 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons:'' |
| 328 | ** Bart Simpson is synonymous with the phrase "Eat My Shorts." |
| 329 | ** Homer, more often than not, calls his neighbor, Ned Flanders, "Stupid Flanders." He would also say "Why you little" to whomever ignites his wrath, usually to Bart before strangling him. |
| 330 | ** Nelson would often laugh at people's misfortunes with "Haw-haw." A lesser-known insult of his is "Dingus." |
| 331 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark:'' |
| 332 | ** Cartman has "Screw you guys" (sometimes followed with "[[ScrewThisImOutOfHere I'm going home]]"), "I'll kick you in the nuts," "Respect my Authority" (pronounced as "authoritah"), "Suck my balls," and for Kyle, "Jew." |
| 333 | ** Stan and Kyle would always call Cartman "fatass." Kyle also has "You Bastard(s)" to whoever kills Kenny. |
| 334 | ** Mr. Garrison calls his students "Retards" from time to time. In season 1, he occasionally used "You go to hell! You go to hell and you die!" He would also use "Fag" under the excuse of it being NWordPrivileges for [[DepravedHomosexual him]]. |
| 335 | ** You can count with your fingers the people Shelly ''doesn't'' call a "turd." |
| 336 | ** Nathan always says "Shut up, Mimsy" right after [[DopeSlap Dope Slapping]] him for saying something stupid. |
| 337 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants:'' "Barnacle Head" or "Kelp for brains" is the go-to insult for the characters, usually for Squidward to [=SpongeBob=]. |
| 338 | * In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', Peridot is fond of calling everyone a "clod". [[spoiler: This reaches its heights in "Message Received", when her HeelFaceTurn is marked when she calls Yellow Diamond-- ''her'' Diamond-- a clod. Right to her face.]] |
| 339 | ** "Squaridot" in ''VideoGame/SaveTheLight'' uses "pebble" the same way. She reserves "clod" for [[OtherMeAnnoysMe Peridot herself.]] |
| 340 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', Duncan's catchphrase is "Later losers", and Julia often calls the other campers "butt knuckles". |
| 341 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', the two warring factions insult each other with merely their faction name ("Autobot" or "Decepticon") as a means of undermining their individuality with some demeaning variations like "Autobot scum" or "Decepti-creep". In Megatron's case, he doesn't even ''know'' what their names are including Optimus Prime's. |
| 342 | [[/folder]] |
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