Key findings
- 77%Girl Insults are the most-liked category on the site.
- 48%Ginger Insults come last. It's the only category most voters vote down.
- +9 ptsExplicit insults out-score clean ones (76% vs 67%).
- 80%The “Insult / Comeback” format is the best-loved way to deliver an insult.
Category league table
Approval is the share of votes that were thumbs up. Every category with at least ten insults is included. The line marks 50%: anything to its left, more people disliked than liked.
| Group | Approval | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Girl Insults | 35,817 votes | |
| Guy Insults | 4,123 votes | |
| Relationship Insults | 14,593 votes | |
| Mean Insults | 77,264 votes | |
| Idiot Insults | 27,673 votes | |
| Ugly Insults | 47,616 votes | |
| Good Comebacks | 242,617 votes | |
| Rude Insults | 42,686 votes | |
| Fat Insults | 36,687 votes | |
| Casual Insults | 23,251 votes | |
| Yo Momma Insults | 46,641 votes | |
| Famous Insults | 2,468 votes | |
| Skinny Insults | 13,598 votes | |
| Money Insults | 2,771 votes | |
| Bald Insults | 7,647 votes | |
| Nerd Insults | 7,446 votes | |
| Family Insults | 7,130 votes | |
| Height Insults | 11,888 votes | |
| Old People Insults | 4,539 votes | |
| Shakespeare Insults | 732 votes | |
| Ginger Insults | 9,668 votes |
Clean vs explicit
Swearing, sex and slurs make up 20% of the collection, but they earn a higher approval rating. Shock value still gets a laugh, even if the clean ones are voted on far more often.
| Group | Approval | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Explicit | 210,801 votes | |
| Clean | 461,947 votes |
Formats that win
Formats with at least ten insults. Old playground rhymes beat everything. Setting up a fake insult and knocking it down with a comeback comes next, while the classic “yo momma” joke is the weakest format of all, despite being the most common.
| Group | Approval | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Insult / Comeback | 32,805 votes | |
| Roses are red… | 23,264 votes | |
| Everything else | 483,562 votes | |
| Yo momma… | 46,917 votes | |
| You're so… | 74,793 votes |
Does length matter?
Brevity is not the soul of wit, at least not here: long insults score 74% against 67% for one-liners. A bit of setup earns the punchline.
| Group | Approval | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Short (up to 60 characters) | 281,755 votes | |
| Medium (61 to 120) | 362,207 votes | |
| Long (over 120) | 28,786 votes |
The standouts
Shut up, you'll never be the man your mother is.
87% of 5,170 votes. More votes than any other clean insult.
Don't like my sarcasm? Well, I don't like your stupid.
51% of 457 votes. Voters are split right down the middle.
Cool story bro, now make me a sandwich.
18% of 699 votes. The one nobody laughed at.
How we did it
Every insult on Funny Insults has thumbs-up and thumbs-down buttons, and each visitor can vote once per insult. These figures cover every distinct insult that has received a vote, including ones we have since retired. Approval is up votes divided by all votes, pooled across each group, so heavily voted insults carry more weight. Categories with fewer than ten insults are left out. The numbers refresh daily.
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