A wicked person; a scoundrel, reprobate; a general term of reproach or abuse. Obsolete.

derogatory. A person, typically a man, having one or more of the negative characteristics traditionally associated with pigs; esp. a greedy, lazy…

A brutal, cruel, or wicked person. In early use also: †a stupid or foolish person (obsolete). Cf. brute, n.1 2.

The puffball, Lycoperdon Bovista. Also used as a term of abuse.

A bastard.

An offensive term of abuse or dislike.

Applied abusively to persons.

figurative. Applied disparagingly to the human body, to man in general, or to single persons.

One or other of the limicoline birds of the genus Gallinago (formerly included in the Linnæan genus Scolopax), characterized by having a long…

A general term of opprobrium, reproach, or abuse, implying either dullness and incapacity, or idleness and rascality; a sluggard, vagabond, ‘loafer’…

A misbegotten child.

Chiefly poetic. Sorrow personified.

Used as a term of abuse: Wretch, villain.

Applied derisively to a person. (With the first quot. cf. the Latin uses of matula a vessel, pot; spec. a chamber-pot, urinal; figurative a term…

A puny or stunted person or creature; a despicable or contemptible person, a wretch. Also as a term of abuse. Cf. urling, n.2

A person likened to a frog. Usually as a term of abuse.

Used as a term of contemptuous abuse. rare.

Used as a term of opprobrious address.

A bastard. Also as a term of abuse.

Chiefly derogatory. As a term of abuse: a worthless, unpleasant, or obnoxious person. Cf. shit, n. 2. Also as a more general term of abuse.

A lascivious or sexually promiscuous woman; a prostitute, a strumpet. Also as a general term of abuse for a woman. Now archaic and English regional…

As a term of contempt: (probably) a rogue, a scoundrel.

derogatory. A contemptible, mean, or spiteful person.

Employed as a term of abuse. Obsolete.

Generally applied opprobriously, with a fitting epithet, to any person disliked; esp. (a) a rude coarse churlish fellow; (b) a miser, a close…

Apparently: (a nickname for) a long-legged person; used as a term of abuse or contempt.

A malicious, treacherous, or destructive person. Now somewhat rare.

Applied to persons (male or female) as a term of abuse, opprobrium, or reproach, esp. to a fat, clumsy, or slovenly woman.

Scottish. Used as an abusive epithet. Obsolete. rare.

A wild boar.

In extended use. A derogatory term for: a disreputable, greedy, garrulous, or slovenly person. Obsolete.

Scottish. A term of abuse for a person. Obsolete.

One who daubs or plasters with dirt or mud; a maker of cob-walls; also, a term of abuse. Obsolete.

Extended uses. Applied to a man (derogatory or depreciative). Occasionally: a favourite, a minion. Now rare.

A baboon or other monkey; (figurative) a stupid or foolish person (derogatory; cf. baboon, n. 3). Cf. bavian, n. 2.

a poleaxe (in quots. 1529 and 1826 used as a term of abuse: cf. hatchet face n. at hatchet, n. compounds 2).

a term of abuse for a person.

A person born out of wedlock; a bastard (also used as a term of abuse). Also (with the and plural agreement) such people as a class. Obsolete.

derogatory. A boorish, coarse, obstinate, or disagreeable person or animal; (in later use esp.) a lecherous or sexist man.

figurative. (In 16–17th centuries often as an opprobrious designation of persons.)

A person conceived in a forbidden sexual union, esp. as defined by rabbinical tradition. Also in extended uses as a term of abuse or familiarity.

chuff-cat n. Obsolete = chuff, n.1 2. chuff-headed adj. Obsolete with a big fat head. chuff-penny adj. Obsolete miserly, avaricious.

Employed as an abusive form of address.

Applied opprobriously to human beings and animals.

figurative. An unpleasant or unwanted person or thing; something to be rooted up, a pestilential growth. Obsolete.

Applied to persons as an opprobrious or vituperative term.

A dishonest, contemptible, or worthless person; spec. a man who is deceitful or disloyal in a romantic relationship (cf. love rat n. at love, n.1…

the flesh of bulls, also †a term of abuse; esp. in to bluster like bull-beef, as big as bull-beef, etc.

A person employed to catch moles. Frequently figurative and in various extended uses, esp. as a general term of abuse (perhaps originally: spec. †a…

figurative. Esp. as a term of personal abuse. Obsolete.

Applied to persons. A term of derision or opprobrium.

One who catches spiders. Chiefly figurative, and frequently as a vague term of abuse (obsolete).

A person of low or indeterminate status. Frequently as a term of contempt or abuse, esp. in early use. Occasionally in figurative context. derogatory…

Scottish. derogatory. An excessively garrulous person; (in later use) esp. a quarrelsome and unruly woman.

as a term of abuse.

As a term of abuse or contempt for a person. Cf. dogface, n., dogfly, n. 2, dog fox, n. 1b. Obsolete.

As a term of abuse. Obsolete.

a face like that of a dog (in early use as a term of abuse or reproach); = dogface, n. 1.

Applied contemptuously to a person: = ‘stinking fellow’. Obsolete.

derogatory. A foolish, stupid, or contemptible person; (also) a person considered to resemble a baboon in appearance. Frequently as a term of abuse.

cant. Perhaps: a sycophant, a parasite. Cf. barnacle, n.2 3b. Also as a more general term of abuse. Obsolete.

Used in addressing persons. Obsolete. rare.

figurative. A person or thing resembling or reminiscent of a porcupine, as being prickly, difficult to deal with, etc.; a prickly mass of things.

one who licks his fingers (used as a term of abuse).

= mouldy chops, n.

Applied opprobriously or contemptuously to a person; also bag of tripe.

Applied abusively to a person. (? Pedant, crotchet-monger, or ninny.) Obsolete.

one having a big belly, used as a term of abuse, also attributive.

figurative. Opprobriously applied to a person.

A rat that lives on land. †Also used as a term of abuse.

As a term of abuse. Obsolete.

One who stinks. Formerly often used as a term of abuse. Now rare or Obsolete.

Transferred uses. As an opprobrious appellation.

figurative (derogatory). A person, or a person's mouth, likened to a dung cart, esp. in being foul or repulsive; (also) a drunk. Obsolete.

An opprobrious name (? for a red-faced man).

A term of abuse for: a person considered worthless, contemptible, or insignificant.

figurative as a term of opprobrium.

= stinkard, n. 1 low slang. Also in weakened slang uses, esp. banteringly and in mock-contempt.

(used contemptuously or as a term of abuse) a yokel; a country bumpkin.

As a term of abuse. rare.

Used as a term of abuse.

A term of personal abuse.

As a term of contempt or abuse: an insignificant thing. Obsolete. rare.

A hangman or executioner. Also employed as a term of abuse.

As a term of abuse, without implication of treachery. Obsolete.

a term of abuse.

in quot. an opprobrious epithet applied to a person.

applied opprobriously to a person.

A sulky or ill-tempered person. Now English regional.

As a term of abuse. Obsolete.

a term of abuse.

(apparently) used as a term of abuse for a person; cf. son of a bitch, n. 1a.

A term of abuse.

A person who defecates in his breeches (frequently used as a term of abuse). Also: a small child. Also attributive.

(a) (a term of abuse for) a lazy or worthless person; (b) English regional (southern) the dandelion, Taraxacum officinale (now historical).

As a term of abuse. Obsolete. Cf. snipe, n. 3.

derogatory. A bed-wetter. Also as a more general term of abuse.

slang or colloquial. Used as a term of abuse or contempt for a person (esp. a man or boy), now esp. for someone who is callous or wilfully cruel, or…

†(a) = swabber, n.1 1. Obsolete. (b) A term of abuse or (now often mild) contempt: cf. swabber, n.1 2.

Applied opprobriously to a person. Cf. tar-box, n. b. Obsolete.

figurative. A short person of thickset build; a small or undersized person. Also as a term of abuse.

(a) a term of abuse; (b) Typography less commonly fat letter (see quot. 1841), and attributive.

a detestable person (originally spec. as an opprobrious name applied to nonconformists: see shick-shack, n.).

Used as a term of reproof or abuse.

Apparently originally used as a term of abuse for persons who were found not wearing the customary oak-apple or sprig of oak on the morning of…

A term of abuse for a person: pig, swine.

bugger (or bastard) (as a euphemism, sometimes printed b——).

A term of abuse for a person or (rarely) a thing. slang.

A mole-catcher; frequently as a familiar name. Cf. mowdie, n. 2.

derogatory. A contemptible person.

A despicable, troublesome, or unpleasant person. Often as an abusive form of address. Chiefly used where the speaker or referent is German. Cf. swin…

See windfucker, n. 2.

A foolish or despicable person (cf. earlier windfucker, n. 2). Also more broadly: a person, a fellow.

A stupid or obnoxious person. Frequently as a contemptuous form of address.

colloquial. An obnoxious or objectionable person.

Used euphemistically as a term of abuse for a person (occasionally a thing). Also, with weakened force, as a term of affection.

a despicable, troublesome, or unpleasant person; cf. schweinhund, n., swine-dog n.

With negative connotation. An obnoxious, despicable, or contemptible person; a very unpleasant person. Frequently as a term of abuse.

son of a bitch, also silly old bastard, etc.

As a term of abuse: a contemptible or obnoxious person; a person who behaves stupidly; a fool, an idiot. Now chiefly British.

In extended use: a despicable person. Cf. mongrel, n. 5a.

= fucker, n. (as a term of abuse).

Euphemistic alteration of bastard (esp. in sense 1c). slang.

Used as an opprobrious epithet or term of abuse.

figurative. colloquial. A dull, apathetic, unresponsive, or unthinkingly acquiescent person. Also as a general term of disparagement.

slang (chiefly North American). An unintelligent, boring, or ineffectual person, esp. one with a muscular physique.

colloquial (chiefly British, originally Military slang). A worthless or contemptible person.

(A name for) a person who adheres very closely to rules, or who is afraid to break them; a cowardly or despicable person.

A man, a fellow; = bugger, n.1 3a. Also (in imprecations): = bugger, n.1 phrases 1.

= motherfucker, n. 1a.

An unpleasant or contemptible person (esp. a man) or thing. Also in weakened sense, as a mildly dismissive term for a person or thing, sometimes…

In extended use, as a term of abuse. rare.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). = motherfucker, n. (in various senses).

One who spoils things: used as a general term of abuse. Also louser-up n.

slang. = fucker, n. 2.

A French term of abuse: filthy beast, ‘swine’, ‘bastard’.

A derogatory term for a person. slang.

As a vague term of abuse.