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4 Of The Best Insults From Shakespeare Himself
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4 Of The Best Insults From Shakespeare Himself

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Shakespeare invented more than 1,700 words mostly by changing nouns into verbs. For National Talk Like Shakespeare Day on April 23rd, we compiled some of his best insults from a few of his major works that show why he was the ultimate Bard-ass. Check out the full list on our blog.

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Thy tongue outvenoms all the worms of Nile.

This one is fairly self-explanatory and you may well be able to guess it without too much thought.

You are a fusty nut with no kernel.

Has anyone ever told you you’re not the sharpest tool in the shed? Well, this pretty much means the same sort of thing.

Thou sodden-witted lord! Thou hast no more brain than I have in mine elbows!

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In this insult he hints that elbows don’t have any brains and that the receiver of this insult is the same as the joint in question!

I do desire that we may be better as strangers.

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For those who have turned someone down or had the horrible experience of being turned down, it seems you’re not the only one. Shakespeare had a quip or two about this topic in particular.

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