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The Most Brutal Insults People Have Ever Heard

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Reddit user cristicrystal asked: 'what is the most brutal insult you have ever received/given?'

Insults are almost never necessary or called for, particularly directly to someone's face, in front of a whole crowd of people.

Even so, sometimes when a truly brutal insult is thrown at you, you can't help but appreciate it just a little bit.

Whether or not this was something this conversational bully came up with on the fly, or was waiting days, weeks, months or years to unleash on you, clever word choice is hard to ignore and not appreciate.

Including when the tables are turned, and you've come up with something wickedly clever, if not at all nice, to unfurl on someone you're conversing with.


Redditor cristicrystal was curious to hear the most devilishly brilliant insults people have ever heard or given, leading them to ask:
"What is the most brutal insult you have ever received/given?"

Coming Through An Avatar Almost Makes It worse...

"This guy killed me on Rust and told me to put my kid to bed."

"He could hear her in the background, it was like 11 on a school night."

"He ganked me and then critiqued my parenting."- Intelligent-Bird6825

Nothing Hurts More Than The Truth...

"Mine was subtle."

"I went to the doctor because of my leg problem, he weighed me and said my BMI is too high and that I'm classed as slightly obese."

"I said [hmm isn't BMI supposed to be inaccurate because it doesn't account for muscle mass?'"

"Sorta tongue in cheek."

"Doctor looked at me and calmly said 'not in this case'."

"That hurt man, that hurt."- Flynnrah

Some Of The Greatest Music Was The Product Of Improvisation

"Musician here."

"After f*cking up a solo, the other guy said 'that was an interesting choice'."- Plus_Valuable4382

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He Opened That Door...

"My 15 year old niece lives with me and my wife, because her dad doesn’t have a job or a house."

"She got her first job and he starts telling her she’s too young to have a job."

"He says 'You’re too young to have a job'.”

"And she replied with 'You’re too old to not have one'.”

"I should probably clarify."

"She’s not a little smart mouthed teenager."

"She’s usually very respectful."

"It’s not like he lost his job a week ago and has been looking."

"In the 6 years I’ve known him he has worked one week, and before that nothing much different."

"He deserved what he got, and she deserves much more than what he has given her, and I hoped it would make him reevaluate his choices but so far no change."- Thomas-Garret

Practically A Compliment

"I got into a road rage argument with a guy and he called me 'A Mumford and Son lookin' bastard!'

"I must point out that I was neither wearing a waistcoat or playing a banjo at the time."

"I did have a beard though."- Amity75

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Wonder Where He Got That Attitude...

"Co-worker's kid was hanging around the job eating cookies."

"His dad tells him to offer cookies to others, points at me and says 'he likes cookies too'."

"The kid looks at his dad, then at me, and back at his dad and says 'he looks like he likes cookies'."

"I was devastated."- aLongHofer

Ironically, The Many Will Read This And Think "Meow"...

"I was talking to my mother-in-law when my wife's sister came in and exclaimed that my wife had just barked at her."

"Without thinking I said 'maybe she was just talking to you in a language you'd understand', luckily my mother-in-law burst out laughing."- kij101

When You Bring Parents Into The Mix...

"Some kid was picking on me throughout High School and one day he talked sh*t about me being adopted."

"Idk what came over me but my response was, 'a couple of very nice people paid money to raise me and your parents are probably regretting having you for free'.”- blazedout-cubscout

"I Know You Are, But What Am I?"

"I'm ugly."

"This made going to school pretty terrible."

"My one shining moment in all of those terrible years was when one of my bullies, who happened to be overweight, was harassing me at lunch."

"'You're not even a real girl'."

"'You're just a guy with t*ts', he said."

"'So are you', I replied."

"The silence before his posse broke down in uproarious laughter was so heavy, lmao."

"He never talked to me again."

"I just wanted to eat alone in peace and was just sick of rolling over."

"Even then, I'm so socially awkward I still don't know how I came up with my reply without missing a beat, but I've been riding that high ever since, 20 years later lol."

"I'll never be as cool as I was in that moment."- SuspiciousBowlOfSoup

Hit Them Where It Really Hurts

"True story."

"Since childhood I have been a massive fan of Eddie Van Halen."

"Beyond normal Fandom."

"I had told my girlfriend at the time that I could die a happy human if I had one of his used guitar picks."

"It became a joke for us over time."

"FF a couple of years."

"Bad break up."

"At the same VH show and some how she is in the 2nd row while I was in the 300 level."

"Run into her just outside the venue with all of my friends and she with all of hers."

"She looks at me and smiles as she takes one of Eddie's picks out of her pocket to hand it to me and with a disgusted look says 'here... Now you can die', and goes to hand me the pick."

"Stops midway and says "wait... I'd rather you live knowing I have it. And I don't give a sh*t about it'."

"I stood like a moron for minutes."

"Worst burn/insult I have ever received. 30 years later, and my friends still laugh at me over it."- ThaddeusWerner

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Pride Is A Sin...

"My mom never treated my kids very well."

"Not *bad*, but she wasn't really very loving towards them."

"Mom and I were talking about my oldest, who was ~18 at the time, and had been dating the same guy for a few years."

"Mom says, 'So what's going on with <daughter> and <boyfriend>? Are they going to get married?'"

"I say, 'I don't know. I mean, it's possible."

"Mom says, 'I just don't know that I'm ready to be a Great Grandmother'."

"'Well, you could always try being a good one, first'."- gogozrx

As much as we'd like to commend these people for their cleverness, tearing people down still isn't a very nice thing to do, no matter the circumstance.

Leaving one to wonder if they would be equally good at creating clever and thoughtful compliments...

Or if they would linger in memory as long as the insults do...

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