Some insults for that special someone.

Some choice insults in Gaelic, Irish, Shelta and Yola;

Gaelic seems to be particularly rich in insults as befits such a literate culture;

a) Fat/Obese/;
mèith (fat and greasy or oily)

meathas (fat and flabby or effeminate, now that's a good one, why don't we have a word for this?)

moirgean (a short fat person)

reamhar (fat, plump, fleshy)

sultach (flabby)

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Stupid;

blaomastair ~ Stupid fellow, dolt, blockhead. 2 Blusterer, bully. 3(JM) One who talks in an irrelevant and pompous way. The general idea expressed by this word in the Western Isles is one suffering from a mental defect. (this is a great word, very evocative, looks like blowhard although the two words are not related)

blaomastaireachd ~ Stupid blundering. 2 Preposterous-ness. 3(JM) Boisterous talking, vain boasting.

briollanach ~ Stupid, boorish, ignorant.

eacartha ~ Stupid.

gleogair ~ Stupid, dull fellow. 2 Talkative fellow. 3 Arrogant fellow. 4 Lazy fellow. 5†† Sloth. 6(DMC) Trifler.

gleogaireachd ~ Stupid behaviour. 2 Idle talk. 3 Awkward gestures. 4.Sloth. 5 to be rroganct. 6. Talkativeness.

gleogamas ~ Stupid drowsy fellow.

glòbag ~ Stupid

gogair ~ Stupid fellow, fool.

sgleamhraidh ~ Stupid, senseless person. 2 Awkward, untidy fellow. 3 Mean or ignorant fellow. 4 Bumpkin

stuacach ~ Stupid, boorish, churlish, gruff.

toirchimeach ~ Stupid. 2 Benumbed.

dobht ~ Stupid man. 2 Partially demented man.

dota ~ Stupid fellow.

burracaid ~ Stupid or silly female.

burrait ~ Stupid. 2Beastly.

claonaire ~ Stupid fellow, used of a person whose wits are considered to be less sharp than the normal.

damhail ~ Stupid, boorish. 2 Of, or belonging to, oxen.

diomhothaigheach ~ Stupid, an idiot

spollachdair ~ Stupid person, blockhead.

amhlair ~ Dull, stupid or ignorant person. 2 Fool, idiot. 3** Changling. 4 Driveller. 5** Brutish man.

gamal ~ Fool, stupid person.

gleòman ~ Silly stupid fellow. 2 Sluggish man, drowsy person. 3.Dull person.

muirghineach ~ Dull, stupid.

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Arrogant;

reimheach ~ Arrogant, proud, petulant, conceited.

toicheastalach ~ Arrogant, presuming, self-suffcient, arrogant, opinionated.

brodail ~ Proud, arrogant, conceited, forward. Tha e cho brodail ris a' mhac mhallachd, he it as proud as Lucifer.

baisealach ~ Proud, arrogant.

àrd-inntinneach ~ Haughty, arrogant, proud, vain. Na bi àrd-inntinneach, be not high-minded.

neo-ìogarra ~ Haughty, arrogant. Gu neo-ìogarra, haughtily.

tòstalach ~ Presumptuous, arrogant.

diomasach ~ Proud, arrogant, bold, haughty, defying. 2** Disrespectful.

barpail ~ Arrogant.

uaibhreach ~ Proud, haughty, arrogant person.

ràideachas ~ Boastful speech, arrogant language, arrogance, pride. 2 Saying. 3 Report. 4 Trial of skill.

sraonaiseach ~ Huffish, snuffy. 2 Arrogant. 3 Querulous, petulant.

ceannardach ~ pushy, arrogant, proud, imperious, dictatorial. 2 Confident, dogmatical

ràiteachail -e, a. Boasting, vainglorious, arrogant. Daoine ràiteachail, boasters.

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Liar;

breugaire ~ Liar, (it's resemblance to beggar is interesting)

sabhdair ~ A foolish braggart

brionach ~ Liar

tul-bhreugadair -ean, sm Impudent liar.

tlusach ~ Dissembler, liar.

feallair ~ Deceiver, traitor. 2 Liar.

bradag ~ Thievish woman.

fallsaire ~ Sophist, false philosopher. 2.Falsifier. 3** Liar, deceiver, traitor. (obvious resemblance to false can not be a coincidence)

truthair ~ Traitor, villain. 2 Filthy fellow. 3 Prevaricator, liar, deluder, knave. 4 (* truthaire) Bankrupt.

breugach ~ Lying, false, deceitful. 2. Flattering, cajoling, soothing. 3.Deceived. Is breugach thu an-diugh, you are deceiving today; tha e cho breugach 's a tha an cat cho bradach, he is as much a liar as the cat is a thief [an emphatic way of saying a man is a liar]; "tha e breugach" / he is untruthful; N"ach breugach thu! / how much you lie!"

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Ugly;

uspair ~ Ugly or lumpish fellow.

iol-ghràineach ~ Very ugly, horrid, causing disgust.

aidheitighe ~ Very ugly.

fiamh a Ugly, disgusting, horrible.

grath a. Fearful, ugly.

leòbasach ~ Having an ugly mouth or hanging lips.

buaf ~ Any ugly venomous creature.

sgràideanach ~ Diminutive and ugly. 2 Shabby. 3 Having an ugly diminutive person. 4.Puny.

sgraidht ~ Shrivelled and ugly old woman.

sgràideach ~ Shrivelled and ugly.

striamalach ~ Anything long and ugly. 2 Tall, ugly person. 3†† Long trailing appendage.

droch-ghnùiseach ~ Ill-favoured, ugly.

mì-eireachdail ~ Unhandsome, unseemly, ugly. Giùlan mì-eireachdail, unseemly conduct; gu mì-eireachdail, ungenteely.

crainn ~ Ugly old woman

duaichnidh ~ Deformed, disfigured. 2.Ugly 3.Gloomy, horrible, dismal, black. 4 Ghastly, death-like. 5.More or most ugly

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Worthless/useless/good-for-nothing;

ain-fhiùghach ~ a Worthless. 2 Insignificant, contemptible.

ceacharran ~ Worthless, pusillanimous person.

cosmaileach ~ Worthless.

mì-fhiù ~ Worthless, useless.

prabair ~ Worthless fellow, good-for-nothing

priobair ~ Worthless fellow, blinkard. 2 Miser.

suarachan ~ Worthless person.

truileach ~ Worthless person.

truille ~ Worthless, dirty person.

fudaidh ~ Useless

ruinnseach ~ Base or worthless woman

dreoll ~ Paltry, worthless fellow. 2 see dreall.

pliobair ~ A Flunkey, worthless fellow.

cuiliosal ~ a Vile, worthless, useless person.

gàirsgeal ~ Rabble, band of worthless persons.

leibideach ~ Trifling, mean, worthless, contemptible. 2 Accidental. 3 Awkward. 4 Avaricious. 5 Tawdry. 6 Annoying, vexatious.

feall-duine ~ Worthless man. 2 Deceiver, traitor.

mosach ~ Nasty. 2 Filthy. 3 Worthless. 4 Insignificant. 5 Sordid, mean, avaricious, niggardly.

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Hateful/vindictive/petty/childish;

fuath-thoilltinneach ~ Hateful, abominable, deserving of hatred.

fuathach ~ Hateful, abhorrent 2 demoniacal.

fuathmhor ~ Hateful, disagreeable. 2 Terrific. 3 Horrible. 4 Hating, disliking. 5** Spectral. 6** Unclean. Gach eun fuathmhor, every unclean bird.

gràineil ~ Abominable, hateful, loathsome, odious, disagreeable, detestable, abject. 2 Nasty. Nach gràineile an duine? is not man more abominable?

doinidh ~ a Loathsome, contemptible, hateful - Sàr-Obair.

naoidheanta ~ Childish, child-like infantile.

pàisteanach ~ Childish. puerile

draingeis ~ Snarling, carping. 2. Childish bickering.

troileis ~ Any trifling thing. 2. Childish merriment


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In Irish;

Fat/obese;

ramhar ~ fat or obese person

lodartha ~ flabby (somewhat resembles "lard" but the two words are probably not related)

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Stupid/idiot;

bómánta ~ stupid

amadán ~ Idiot (man)

óinseach ~ Idiot (woman)

díomhaoin ~ useless

beagmhaitheasach ~ worthless

neamhfhiúntach ~ worthless

Scraiste, duine gan mhaith ~ a worthless person

Ní fiú a bheith leis ~ it is worthless talking to him

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Arrogant;

díomasach ~ arrogant

sotalach ~ arrogant

duine ardnósach ~ snob

mórluachach ~ snob

bogásach ~ smug

béalchráifeach ~ sanctimonious/holier than thou

uallach ~ conceited

giodalach ~ vain

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Liar;

bréagadóir ~ liar (I wonder if there is a connection with "braggart")

calaois ~ fraud

camastaíl ~ fraud

cealg ~ deceit / fraud

calaoiseach ~ lies

fealltach ~ fraud

mealltach ~ deception

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Ugly;

gránna ~ ugly

míofar ~ ugly

gráiciúil ~ ugly

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Evil;

olc ~ Evil (adj)(the first two here are interesting, I wonder if Tolkien, who did study Gaelic, based his Orks on these. The resemblance to Ogre is also obvious)

olcas ~ (pl)

droch ~

diabhalta(adj) ~ devilish or diabolic or demonic

diabhlaíocht(n) ~ devilment

D'imigh an diabhal air! ~ He's a real devil!

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In Shelta (The Lied of The Irish Travelers);

Nyaak / Nyaakish ~ dishonest, crooked

mugathath ~ stupidity

mong ~ fool

mugathawn ~ idiot

sramaler ~ thief

sumoal ~ crook

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In Yola;

Stupid/idiot;

Clouk ~ An idiot

Dhonal ~ A dunce

Stouck ~ An idiot, a blockhead

Mope ~ A fool

Gomp ~ a moron

Houghany ~ stupid

Kimleare ~ A bummbler

Goodee-hang ~ Good-for-nothing

Falsakeen ~ A liar ( the relationship to "false" is obvious)

Shaaumeless ~ shameless

Trameal ~ sloth

Stuggoone ~ good-for-nothing

Llean ~ evil

Vaapereet ~ A braggart (another good word)

Villent ~ a crook (taken from villain)


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In Cromarty Scots;

Ablach ~ Akward or ungainly

Amitan ~ A fool or idiot

Belligut ~ A glutton or greedy person

Blether-Bus ~ A chatterbox, a person who talks with endless, inane chatter (from the Scots "Blather-Skite")

Boshach-Skeyter ~ Hideously ugly, deformed

Bubba ~ The Devi

l Guloot ~ An oaf or moron (from the Scots/Irish term "Galloot")

Haffleen ~ Half-Wit

Lummer ~ A naughty girl, a tramp

Lupikin ~ A rascal or scoundrel

Skilbygelk ~ A worthless good-for-nothing bum

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Note; If you're so vain you think these are about you; then they are.