cur

Examples

• All

• Come meet your fate, you craven cur.

  Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)

• Now what is your name, you ungrateful cur?

  The Saint (1997)

• There was this man, sure he was a cur like you.

  The Kid (2019)

• You be the cur that led these wolves to our door.

  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

• Look at that lazy cur that should have protected our flat.

  Jimmy and Judy (2006)

• The meanest cur on two legs, so they say.

  The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

• Did you think I would slink away like a cur and lick my wounds?

  The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)

• Mr. Rochester, you are a boor and a cur.

  Jane Eyre (1943)

• You have watered my goddamn whiskey again, you no-account cur!

  Fiction book (2002)

• You are nothing but a cur for abandoning your friends in their time of need.

Synonyms

C

coward

vscur

• Offensive

584 2.3

A person who is too afraid to face danger or hard things

adds a sense of being morally despicable as well as fearful

F

fucker

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• Offensive

293 9.9

A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike

is insulting too but specifically targets cowardly or despicable acts

S

scumbag

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• Offensive

168 9.5

A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly

is similar but places more weight on shameful cowardice

C

cunt

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• Offensive

88 9.9

A very rude word for a person you strongly dislike

is similar but focuses more on cowardice as well as contempt

C

crumb

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• Offensive

20 9.2

A person who is mean and cannot be trusted

leans more toward calling someone cowardly as well as despicable

S

skunk

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• Offensive

16 8.1

A person who behaves badly and cannot be trusted

focuses more on personal cowardice or disgrace than general nastiness

R

rat bastard

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• Offensive

13 9.9

A rude word for a person who is cruel or dishonest

covers the same contempt but also includes being cowardly or mean

W

weiner

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• Offensive

1 9.9

An insulting word for someone who is weak or too afraid to act

adds moral contempt beyond mere weakness or ineffectiveness

C

choad

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• Offensive

1 9.9

A rude word for a person who acts very foolishly

is more specifically about being cowardly or morally low

C

crumbum

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• Offensive

1 9.9

A rude, selfish person who does not help others

can also highlight a lack of courage rather than only worth

S

stinkpot

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• Offensive

1 9.9

A rude word for a person people strongly dislike

is harsher, stressing both cowardice and deeper contempt

S

scum bag

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• Offensive

1 8.9

A very bad person who treats other people cruelly

leans more toward calling someone cowardly or dishonorable too

D

dastard

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• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is cowardly and betrays others to save themselves

includes that cowardly sense but also labels general despicable behavior

C

cagmag

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• Offensive

9.9

A dishonest person who cheats or lies to others

adds emphasis on being cowardly or dishonorable rather than only low value

C

carajo

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• Offensive

9.9

An offensive word for a very bad or worthless person

is aimed specifically at someone seen as cowardly or dishonorable

R

ratfink

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• Offensive

9.9

A person who betrays others and cannot be trusted

adds a direct emphasis on fearfulness or lack of courage

S

shitdog

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• Offensive

9.9

An insulting word for a person who cheats or lies

is more about cowardice and personal disgrace than only dishonesty

T

total cuntwad

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• Offensive

9.9

A very rude and unpleasant person who treats others badly

shares contempt but also stresses lack of courage or honor

T

total cuntwhore

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• Offensive

9.9

A very rude and insulting name for a person you strongly dislike

does the same but often highlights cowardly or despicable character

N

nasty cuntmuncher

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• Offensive

9.9

A person who is very rude and insults others cruelly

is similar but specifically adds a sense of cowardice or shame

Antonyms

G

gentleman

∞ 1.4

A man who is polite and kind to other people

H

hero

∞ 1.1

A person admired for brave actions and good qualities

Idioms

F

to feel like a cur

• Offensive

9.9

To feel ashamed and cowardly for something you did

Surface Forms

Etymology