If you really want to get to someone with an insult, it has to be a rare insult. These days, all of the normal insults are overused. They don't hit the same way they used to. No one is actually being insulted by a generic insult anymore, which is why the world needs rare insults.

A rare insult is an insult no one has heard before. They are specially curated for one specific person or a small group of people. They focus on the small things about a person, getting down to their insecurities and hitting where it hurts. Rare insults make specific yet accurate comparisons that not only insult but also confuse, which is just a bonus. It takes some skill to come up with a rare insult, and only the wittiest people can come up with good ones. So for anyone needing rare insult inspiration, Reddit's /r/rareinsults has thousands. Here are just 25 very rare, very specific insults that definitely left an impression.