A guide to insults

Yes, dotard is a real word.

Thanks to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who used the word in calling President Trump “a mentally deranged US dotard” this week, Americans rediscovered an arcane English insult.

It’s a fun word to say, kind-of naughty, rhyming with the schoolyard word we all know not to use, but perfect to de- scribe someone as weak and senile.

Here are a few forgotten, archaic insults for us to use, excavated especially for this administration. Enjoy.

DORBEL: (noun) a scholastic pedant, a dolt. Also used interchangeably with the word “dunce.”

DRUXY: (adjective) usually referring to timber having a decayed center, once

used for people who seem good on the outside but are rotten within. CRAPULOUS: (adjective) debauched, marked by intemperance, especially in eating or drinking. FOPDOODLE: (noun) a stupid or insignificant fellow, a simpleton. GORMLESS: ( adjective) lacking intelligence, stupid. GROAK: ( verb) to look at someone with a watchful or suspicious eye. HONEYFUGGLE: ( verb) to deceive, cheat or swindle.

SCOBBERLOTCHER: ( noun) someone who avoids hard work like it’s their job.

SORNER: (noun) a person who takes meat and drink from others by force, without paying for it.

SNOUTBAND: (noun) someone who is always interrupting other peoples conversations. WANDOUGHT: (noun) a feeble, puny, weak creature.