What's the harshest insult you can deliver to a fellow Irish person?

Ah he’s an awful dose.

Ballston Clown alykat alykat

KEEP YOUR ‘F*CKS’ and your ‘a*seholes’, often the very worst insults are seemingly the tamest.

‘Sap’, delivered with the right amount of venom can destroy even the strongest man or woman.

‘You clown’ is simply devastating. Dev. A. Stating.

What’s the worst one though? The one that will cut your enemy to the very core?

Poll Results:

Dry Shite (1785)

Dose (805)

Clown (741)

Harmless (719)

Sap (718)

Clod (31)

Harmless
Clod
Clown
Dose
Dry Shite
Sap

Any more? You know where to leave them…

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Emer McLysaght

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Defamation

Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel.
Racism or Hate speech

An attack on an individual or group based on religion, race, gender, or beliefs.
Trolling or Off-topic

An attempt to derail the discussion.
Inappropriate language

Profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, or slurs.
Spam

Advertising, phishing, scamming, bots, or repetitive posts.
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irish insults

you clod

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What's the harshest insult you can deliver to a fellow Irish person?

Poll Results:

These lads have perfectly summed up the stages of an Irish funeral

The Waterford man famous for his prank notices has gone global overnight