I’m trying to explain British words/insults to fellow Americans, I couldn’t explain ‘Gormless’ but this picture summed it up beautifully

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1. It’s like an orange!

2. It’s not a Great Wall, it’s an Alright wall. It’s the Alright wall of China: Pilkington

3. What’s this bald headed fuck doing here? ‘Kin Karl.

4. Maybe slack jaw is the US equivalent?

5. Gotta ‘ave yer critics

6. i read that as “gobshite gormless pratt muppet pillock” was a single swear that youd explained.

7. Don’t forget wazzock

8. I am, at present, gormful.

9. “He thought Anne Frank was just avoiding rent. Isn’t that remarkable?”

10. Gotta ‘ave your critics.

11. He’s ‘avin a go

12. squirm

13. Dumbstruck

14. I define it as a visible cluelessness

15. *”To lack the qualities and failure to possess the characteristics of ‘gorm’.”*

16. Not primarily insults but Google – Dave Allen, Vagaries Of The English Language.

    It’ll be one of the funniest things you’ll ever watch. Allen was a genius.

17. How about bellend, as in you absolute bellend.

18. You never see an old man ‘avin’ a Twix.

19. *turns out… was a monkey!*

    YERRRANNIDIOT!!! PLAY A RECORD!!!

20. Gobsmacked is one which my Belgian friends didn’t understand, so I physically showed them and it all came together for them and their faces were priceless!

21. Am i in control of me brain, or is my brain in control of me?

22. “Scottish fella can’t read his emails.” – Kenny Loggins

    God I miss Rock busters

23. Guy’s straight outta gorms. not one gorm does he possess 

24. Head like a fucking orange

25. A look that says the lights are on but nobodies home

26. …he just got out the pool and burped

27. “The lights are on but there is no body home.”

    “You’ve got a face like a smacked arse!”

    These are my favourite British insults.

28. https://preview.redd.it/kli7glcqvnbf1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12d49c3978a1ba9a252fb0164c87da526499ed0c

    He’s the master of expression!

29. He sometimes comes out with wise words that make you sit up and listen. I like the one about Petra

30. All i heard when seeing that picture was. “I’m down to my last bag of monster munch” ~ Pilkington

    I love that guy!

31. I bet he could eat a nob at night

32. U would say that expression is more “incredulous”. Gormless is more of a blank, lights are on but nobodys home kind of expression. Think Pvt Pyle.

33. If you want another word how about antwacky (Scouse got old fashioned).

34. I hadn’t realised ‘gormless’ was particularly British. What equivalent do you Americans use for the same expression?

35. I think his eyes are too focused to be gormless

36. Personal favourite is calling anyone ‘You absolute -insert adjective here-‘ and it being absolutely devastating no matter what word you choose

37. Glaikit

    Numpty

    Gallus

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