I dunno about that. That really just makes you sound full of yourself, imo. The only people who use 'peasant' would be non-peasants, ie: nobility and royalty. In the United States, those carry a relatively negative connotation (our Constitution even bans royalty and nobility).sgwee said:simple, its peasant. an insult on so many levels, to hurt someone most is not when you are yelling at them out of anger, but rather out of disgust, the true language of hate. You really want to hit a person, insult there worth, there status, we all have that doubt of our own self worth, pushing that button can have rippling effects.
PS I've been watching wayyy too much Lie To Me.
peasant was just the word that came to mind because it was something that I was called in a shouting match with my stepfather. But I point it out because it was that word that hurt me worse than any other, and that was my reasoning why. you can equate royalty and nobility with any form of authority really. and it hurt worst, even though it wasn't said with anger or even loud even, but with the emotion of real disgust and disappointment from someone I respected. and thats what this really comes down to, insults hurt more from the direction its coming from, and the situation its around, then from the actual words being used.Scout Tactical said:I dunno about that. That really just makes you sound full of yourself, imo. The only people who use 'peasant' would be non-peasants, ie: nobility and royalty. In the United States, those carry a relatively negative connotation (our Constitution even bans royalty and nobility).sgwee said:simple, its peasant. an insult on so many levels, to hurt someone most is not when you are yelling at them out of anger, but rather out of disgust, the true language of hate. You really want to hit a person, insult there worth, there status, we all have that doubt of our own self worth, pushing that button can have rippling effects.
PS I've been watching wayyy too much Lie To Me.
I don't think anyone would start doubting their self worth because someone said their lineage was not of noble blood.
oooh, I like Judas, can hit deep. Although not everyone would get the reference... maybe even less the Philistine lol. Bible much?Neverhoodian said:If you're feeling snooty, go with "simian" or "plebian."
Other ones to consider are "Philistine," "barbarian," "simpleton," and "Judas."
Go one up (or down, in this case) and say the Head Count (yes, that was there actual name). Despite being roman citizens, they had little rights, money, recognised power and wre basically ignored until grain shortages, whereupon they rioted.bahumat42 said:A pleb.
the plebs were the general body of free landowning Roman citizens (as distinguished from slaves) in Ancient Rome. They were distinct from the higher order of the patricians. A member of the plebs was known as a plebeian (Latin: plebeius). This term is used today to refer to one who is or appears to be of the middle or lower order; however, in Rome plebeians could become quite wealthy and influential.
Is what it used to be known for. Now its just another word for a sheep/crowd follower or somebody who doesn't understand much.