Great British insults are dying out – and you’ll miss them when they’re gone
by Katie Rosseinsky
May 13, 2024
3 minutes
So long, plonker. Farewell, prat. Goodbye, git. According to a new survey, a clutch of traditional British insults are , as Gen Z don’t use them or even know what they mean. Jibes like pillock, numpty and tosspot are all apparently on a one-way street to obsolescence, with people under the age of 28 opting for disparaging terms like Karen, or simp instead. I’d call them ninnies, but if the survey by research agency Prospectus Global is to be believed, then only just under half of
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