# English insults.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-insults/74804>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 3, 2001, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-insults/74804 "2001-08-03T17:21:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-insults/74804/21 "2001-08-05T20:08:48Z")

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Thanks.

Evidence of where the old saying “Curses like a sailor” comes from.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-insults/74804/22 "2001-08-05T20:08:51Z")

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Well, it could mean “F.R.I.S.P. Friendly, Righteous, Intelligent, Scottish Person.”

or it could mean something else. [Naval phrases](http://www.arach.net.au/users/albys/Jokes/NAVAL%20PHRASEs.htm)

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**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-insults/74804/23 "2001-08-05T20:10:57Z")

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I see. It means “Rangers supporter” 🙂

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**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-insults/74804/24 "2001-08-05T20:13:38Z")

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**Crusoe** I e-mailed you but it failed but your link is almost right.

The R-word is wrong, it should be - repulsive.

When used in a heated…er… discussion it is certain to cause a fight, which is nice.

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-insults/74804/25 "2001-08-05T20:18:30Z")

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**casdave** – cheers – I changed my email address, and the one in my profile has some extra text to discourage spammers. Since it doesn’t seem to be working I’ll change it back.

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**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2001, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-insults/74804/26 "2001-08-05T21:40:10Z")

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You all appear to have need of a copy of [Roger’s Profanisaurus](http://www.viz.co.uk/profanisaurus/profanis.htm). Have fun ;).

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**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-insults/74804/27 "2001-08-06T00:59:18Z")

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Well then what is a “dozy bint”?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2001, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-insults/74804/28 "2001-08-06T01:54:04Z")

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**dozy** [http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=doze\*1+0](http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=doze*1+0)

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