Talkers debate. Masters obliterate.
You’ll find the latter at the Rare Insults subreddit, where the internet’s most skillful verbal assassins gather to admire the sharpest, most unexpected burns ever delivered. Some are immediate mic drops, others take a second to register—but once they do, there’s no forgetting them.We’ve pulled together some of the finest examples—pure linguistic perfection that will have you grinning, wincing, and maybe even taking notes. Enjoy.
#1 A Thread On Aposematism
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#2 Ouch That Must've Hurr
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#3 An Insult With A Great Ending
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#4 Flextape Cant Fix
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#5 The Way This Tweet Blew Up
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#6 Don't Start Sh*t If You Can't Take Sh*t
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#7 Never Heard This One Before
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#8 Return To Sender
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#9 You Are The Reason They Stay Home
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#10 Now That's Dedication
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#11 Medium Rare Burn
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#12 The “Complete” Package
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#13 Damn Is He Gonna Use Them As A Wet Wipe
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#14 Battling For My Spot In Hell
![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/67a1ee8c2f1ad_clever-rare-insults.jpg)
Image credits: The_Iron_Grip
#15 Holding Up The Past
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#16 10/10 For The Burn
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#17 He's Wasting It
![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/67a1e33cb992b_clever-rare-insults.jpg)
Image credits: Useful-Disaster-309
#18 Its Always Broken Too
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#19 Stay In School!!
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#20 I Would Never Recover After This
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#21 Time For A Career Change
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Image credits: VinceDC
#22 Wendy's Always Has The Best Ones
![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1081221354609885185-png__700.jpg)
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#23 Damn He Got Roasted
![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/clever-rare-insults-4-67a3760d67a53__700.jpg)
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#24 I Have Reason To Believe It Was A Mourning Dove
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Image credits: mstarrbrannigan
#25 Guess Who ?
![](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/67a20f1754fcf_clever-rare-insults.jpg)
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#26 She Has Officially Disintegrated Into Pieces
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#27 It's About Creating Something Better
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Image credits: L_Lawliet_4304
#28 Man Just Insulted A Whole A** State
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#29 Poor Organization Skills
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#30 Frat House At 7am
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#31 Grandma Is This True?
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#32 Some Classes Are Like That
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#33 Damn This Is Hard
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#34 I Do See A Dog Tho
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#35 Connor, The Human Equivalent Of A Honda Accord
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#36 Fact: Most Girls Can't Tell Difference Between A 5'10 And 6
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#37 This Shi Had Me Dead😂
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#38 Well Then Rip
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#39 This Might Be A Crime Scene
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#40 Dude's Gonna Need Some Salve For That Burn
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#41 Oh Well This Is Something New
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#42 She Didn’t Say Nothin... She Just Had That Look
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#43 Very Big Oof
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#44 Might Be The Most British Insult I’ve Ever Seen
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#45 Flight Attendant Has Had Enough
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#46 I Can Hear The Sound
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#47 Found In The James Cordon Ama
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#48 She Did Him Bad
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#49 Two Insults For The Price Of One
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#50 On A Video Of Someone Pretending To Fall Over
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