16 Old-Timey Insults We Should Bring Back // TRAIN BRAIN

16 Old-Timey Insults We Should Bring Back

Why call someone a jerk when you can call them a shabaroon? Why use rascal when you can use rapscallion? In today's episode, we're breaking out our favorite old-timey insults that we should definitely start using again.
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