Addlepate: stupid and confused
Blackguard: scoundrel
Cumberground: someone so useless they just take up space
Duke of Limbs: tall and gangly
Earth-Vexing: troubling man’s life
Fopdoodle: simpleton
Gnashbag: constant complainer
Highbinder: scheming politician
Ill-Nurtured: badly brought up
Jolt-Head: a stupid person
Klazomaniac: someone who can only communicate by shouting
Leasing-Monger: liar
Milksop: weak, lacking courage
Ninnyhammer: Simpleton
Onion-Eyed: teary-eyed
Pillock: idiot
Quisby: lazy
Rakefire: someone who overstays their welcome
Saddle-Goose: imbecile
Triptaker: someone finicky who always finds fault
Ultracrepidarian: someone who offers advice outside of their field of knowledge (see: social media users)
Whiffle-Whaffle: time-waster
Yaldson: son of a prostitute
Zounderkite: idiot
I love these! Are you writing a Victorian era comedy murder mystery series? These words would fit in so well.
Pillock is still used quite regularly in the UK. Milksop less so but still occasionally.
Leasing-Monger sounds like a real estate agent. So the liar meaning still fits.
Kaylee in Firefly uses “Addlepated”.
I’ll shut up now lest I be called a rakefire ultracrepidarian.
I’ll have to go through these carefully. 🤔 What got you interested in these phrases?
Free time
These are great! I actually once referred to someone as an addlepated pillock. All that time I spend reading does come in handy!
I like Fopdoodle: simpleton and Saddle-Goose: imbecile.