A thread on the AskReddit forum recently asked users to reel off their best insults that don't contain profanity, and in the spirit of the festive season it makes for some lovely family-safe holiday fun.
And since the dinner table can get a bit aggressive at this time of year, it's good to have a few scathing retorts in your back pocket.
So, thanks to Reddit, here's a few ways to casually insult people without actually swearing:
Of course we all hope we never have the cause to use such horrific insults, but things don't always go that way when family and alcohol are involved.
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