French · 18 phrases
Insults (Aimed at a Person)
Where French gets personal. Note the range: "abruti" and "couillon" are almost affectionate between friends, while "enculé" and "fils de pute" are genuine fighting words. The dial between banter and battle is tone and target — read the room before you reach for any of these.
Abruti ! a-broo-TEE Moron / dumbass Couillon ! koo-YOHN Fool / dummy (warm, southern) Ducon doo-KOHN Dumbass / genius (sarcastic) Branleur ! brahn-LUHR Wanker / lazy waster / slacker Casse-toi ! kass TWAH Get lost! / Beat it! / Piss off! Con KOHN Idiot / dumbass — the single most useful insult in French Connard ! kon-AR Asshole / bastard Pauvre con POH-vruh KOHN Pathetic idiot / sad little man Pétasse ! pay-TASS Trashy/bitchy woman / skank Ta gueule ! ta GUHL Shut up! / Shut your mouth! Tête de nœud ! tet duh NUH Dickhead / knucklehead Trou du cul ! troo doo KOO Asshole / jerk Casse-toi, pauvre con ! kass-TWAH POH-vruh KOHN Get lost, you pathetic idiot Enculé ! ahn-koo-LAY Motherf***er / bastard (one of the hardest personal insults) Fils de pute ! fees duh POOT Son of a bitch Salope ! sa-LOP Bitch / slut (aimed at a woman) Va chier, mon tabarnak ! va SHYAY mohn ta-bar-NAK F*** off, you f***er! (Québécois) Va te faire foutre ! va tuh fair FOOTR F*** off! / Go f*** yourself!