LexiTopic: People: Epithets

The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified 294 words that are used in 306 different ways related to People: Epithets in the A-O portion of Spelling Bee lexicon, which comprises 74% of the entire lexicon. Merriam-Webster defines “epithet” as “a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing: or “ “a disparaging or abusive word or phrase.” The Spelling Bee lexicon includes hundreds of such words that people use to describe or characterize each other. They are categorized here as Neutral, Nice, and Not Nice. The list is given below, followed by the topical analysis, with definitions.
Words marked with an asterisk have been used in at least one Spelling Bee puzzle, then subsequently disallowed; they are retained here for historical interest.
Words Related to PEOPLE: EPITHETS in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Word List
AMAZONAMOURANGELANGELICARGONAUTAUTOMATAAUTOMATONBABEBABYBADDIEBADDY*BAGGAGEBALMYBANTAMBARBARIANBARONBATTLEAXBATTLEAXEBATTYBEAUBELLEBIDDY*BIGHEADBIGHEADEDBIGOTBIGWIGBILKBIRDBIRDBRAINBITCH*BLIMPBLOKEBLOODBLUEBOHOBOOBBOOBYBOORBOZOBRAGBRAGGARTBRAINBRATBRATTYBRICKBROADBUBBABUCKBUCKO
BUFFBUFFOONBUILTBULLHEADEDBULLYBUNNYBURRCALFCARDCATTLECHICKCHICKENCHILDCHITCHOIRBOYCHUMPCLAMCLAYCLODCLOWNCLUCKCLUNKCOCKCOLTCONCHCOON*COOTCOPOUTCORNBALLCRACKCRACKPOTCRAZILYCRAZYCRITICCRUDCRUDDYCRYBABYCUCKOOCUNNINGCUTECUTEYCUTIECUTTHROATCUTUPDAMEDANDYDEADBEATDEADHEADDEMENT*
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Words Related to PEOPLE: EPITHETS in the Spelling Bee lexicon: Topical Arrangement
Subject Headings
Epithets: NeutralEpithets: NiceEpithets: Not Nice
Epithets: Neutral
AMAZON: M-W often capitalized: a tall strong often masculine woman, named for the race of female warriors of Greek mythologyARGONAUT: an adventurer engaged in a questBABY: one that is like a baby (as in behavior); or a term of endearmentBIGWIG: an important personBIRD: a fellow; a comrade or associateBLOKE: M-W’s only def.: chiefly British, informal: man, fellowBOHO: a Bohemian: a person (such as a writer or an artist) living an unconventional life usually in a colony with others. From a transferred sense of French bohemién "a Bohemian; a Gypsy," from the country name (Bohemia), mistakenly believed to be the home of the Gypsies.BUFF: a fan, an enthusiastCARD: informal + old-fashioned: a usually clownishly amusing person: a wagCHICKEN: a young womanCHILD: a childlike or childish person (a child in business matters); also, one strongly influenced by another or by a place or state of affairs (a child of nature)CHIT: archaic: a child; also, a pert young womanCLAY: fundamental nature or character (the common clay)COCK: a chief person: leaderCOLT: a young untried personCUTUP: a person who clowns or acts boisterouslyDEVIL: a person of notable energy, recklessness, and dashing spirit; also: one who is mischievousDOYEN: the senior member of a body or groupDOYENNE: a woman who is a doyen, the senior member of a body or groupDUDE: a fellow, guy, sometimes used as a term of addressECHO: one who closely imitates or repeats another's words, ideas, or actsENIGMA: an inscrutable or mysterious personFELLA: a fellow, a man or boyFELLOW: man, boyFIEND: a person extremely devoted to a pursuit or study: a fanaticFILLY: a young woman: a girlFLEDGLING: an immature or inexperienced person (fledgling medical students)FOODIE: a person having an avid interest in the latest food fadsGAMIN: a boy who hangs around on the streets: an urchinGAMINE: a girl who hangs around on the streets, or a small playfully mischievous girlGOTH: often not capitalized: a person who wears mostly black clothing, uses dark dramatic makeup, and often has dyed black hairHANDLE: a name or nicknameHEPCAT: a hipster, a person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion)HIPPIE: also hippy, a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethicHIPPY: also hippie, a usually young person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing unconventionally or favoring communal living) and advocates a nonviolent ethicINGENUE: a naive girl or young womanJACK: a man, usually used as an intensive in such phrases as “every man jack”JACKAL: a person who performs routine or menial tasks for anotherJAYBIRD: a greenhorn, an inexperienced or naive person, or a newcomer (as to a country) unacquainted with local manners and customsJOCK: a person devoted to a single pursuit or interest (e.g., a computer jock)LIFE: a vital or living being; specifically: a person (many lives were lost in the disaster)LIMPET: one that clings tenaciously to someone or somethingMACHINE: someone or something that resembles a machine (as in being methodical, tireless, or consistently productive)MARTYR: a victim, especially a great or constant suffererMILLION: the mass of common people —used with theMINX: a pert girlMORTAL: (adj.) human (mortal limits, mortal longings); also, (noun) a human beingMOTILE: (noun) a person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of actionMOUTH: an individual requiring food (many mouths to feed)NOOB: informal: a person who has recently started a particular activity: a newbie: a beginner, novice, newcomer; by shortening from noobie, spelling variant of newbie
Epithets: Nice
AMOUR: a loverANGEL: a person who is like an angel (as in looks or behavior)ANGELIC: a person who is like an angel (as in looks or behavior)BARON: a man who possesses great power or influence in some field of activityBEAU: a dandy; a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearanceBELLE: a popular and attractive girl or womanBLUE: a bluestocking, a woman having intellectual or literary interestsBRAIN: a very intelligent or intellectual person; also, the chief planner within a group —Used in plural (she's the brains behind their success)BRICK: a good-hearted personBUCK: a male human being: a man; a dashing fellow: a dandyBUILT: (adj.) formed as to physique or bodily contours (e.g., slimly built); especially: well or attractively formedBUNNY: dated, informal: an attractive young womanCUNNING: prettily appealing: cuteCUTE: short for acute: attractive or pretty especially in a childish, youthful, or delicate wayCUTEY: an attractive person, especially: a pretty girlCUTIE: an attractive person, especially: a pretty girlDANDY: a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance; probably short for jack-a-dandyDIVA: a usually glamorous and successful female performer or personalityDOLL: a pretty but often empty-headed young woman; a woman; darling, sweetheart; an attractive person, probably from Doll, nickname for DorothyDOVE: a gentle woman or childDROLL: an amusing person: a jester, comedianDUCK: a person, creature (you lucky duck!)DUDE: a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner: dandyEMPATH: one who experiences the emotions of others: a person who has empathy for othersEYEFUL: one that is visually attractive, especially: a strikingly beautiful womanFAIR: pleasing to the eye or mind especially because of fresh, charming, or flawless qualityGALLANT: a young man of fashionGEEK: an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity (e.g., a computer geek)GENT: short for gentlemanGENTEEL: free from vulgarity or rudeness: politeGENTEELLY:* free from vulgarity or rudeness: politeGENTLEMAN: a man who combines gentle birth or rank with chivalrous qualities, or whose conduct conforms to a high standard of propriety or correct behavior; or a man of independent means who does not engage in any occupation or profession for gain, or who does not engage in a menial occupation or in manual labor for gainGENTLEMEN: a man who combines gentle birth or rank with chivalrous qualities, or whose conduct conforms to a high standard of propriety or correct behavior; or a man of independent means who does not engage in any occupation or profession for gain, or who does not engage in a menial occupation or in manual labor for gainGIANT: a person of extraordinary powersGURU: a person with knowledge or expertise: an expertHONEY: an attractive womanHONEYPOT: one that is attractive or desirableHONORIFIC: conferring or conveying honor (e.g., honorific titles); also, belonging to or constituting a class of grammatical forms used in speaking to or about a social superiorHOTTIE: a physically attractive personHUNK: an attractive and usually well-built manJAYBIRD: a dandy, a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearanceLADY: a woman of superior social position; a woman of refinement and gentle manners; woman, female —often used in a courteous reference (show the lady to a seat; ladies and gentlemen)LAMB: of persons: a dear, a petLION: a person felt to resemble a lion (as in courage or ferocity); also, a person of outstanding interest or importance (a literary lion)LOVE: a beloved person: a darling —often used as a term of endearmentLOVELY: a beautiful womanLOVEY: NOAD: British English, used as an affectionate form of address. M-W has this only in the hyphenated phrase “lovey-dovey”MUNCHKIN: a person who is notably small and often endearing, the Munchkins, diminutive creatures in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank BaumNATURAL: one having natural skills, talents, or abilities
Epithets: Not Nice
AUTOMATA: plural of automaton, an individual who acts in a mechanical fashionAUTOMATON: an individual who acts in a mechanical fashionBABE: slang: girl, woman; slang: a person and especially a young woman who is sexually attractiveBADDIE: informal: a bad person or thing, especially: an opponent of the hero (as in fiction or motion pictures)BADDY*: M-W: variant of of baddie, informal: a bad person or thing, especially: an opponent of the hero (as in fiction or motion pictures)BAGGAGE: dated: a contemptible or disreputable womanBALMY: lacking reason or mental soundness: foolish, irrationalBANTAM: a person of diminutive stature and often combative disposition, after the small combative chicken breed, named for Bantam, former village in Java where the birds are believed to have originatedBARBARIAN: a barbarous person: a rude, crude, uneducated, or uncivilized personBATTLEAX: M-W hyphenates battle-ax or battle-axe: a usually older woman who is sharp-tongued, domineering, or combativeBATTLEAXE: M-W hyphenates battle-ax or battle-axe: a usually older woman who is sharp-tongued, domineering, or combativeBATTY: lacking reason or mental soundness: foolish, irrationalBIDDY*: a hired girl or cleaning woman; or usually disparaging: woman, especially: an elderly woman; diminutive of the name Bridget [probably an Irish servant]BIGHEAD: an exaggerated opinion of one's importance —usually used with theBIGHEADED: an exaggerated opinion of one's importance —usually used with theBIGOT: a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intoleranceBILK: an untrustworthy tricky individual: a cheatBIRD: a peculiar personBIRDBRAIN: a stupid person; scatterbrainBITCH*: informal + often offensive: a malicious, spiteful, or overbearing woman; used as a generalized term of abuse and disparagement for a womanBLIMP: a pompous person with out-of-date or ultraconservative views, from Colonel Blimp, a cartoon character created by David Low BLOOD: a man who dresses showily and behaves in an immoral or improper way: rakeBOOB: a foolish person; a boor, philistineBOOBY: an awkward foolish person: a dopeBOOR: a rude or insensitive person; also, a usually uneducated person of low social statusBOZO: a foolish or incompetent personBRAG: a braggartBRAGGART: a loud arrogant boasterBRAT: disparaging: child, specifically: an ill-mannered annoying child; also, an ill-mannered immature personBRATTY: disparaging: child, specifically: an ill-mannered annoying child; also, an ill-mannered immature personBROAD: slang, often offensive: a womanBUBBA: M-W’s only definition capitalizes (NOAD does not) and labels "informal, often disparaging; from Bubba, a stereotypical nickname of Southern white males. NOAD’s 1st def.: “Used as an affectionate form of address to a brother” (2d is the disparaging term)BUCKO: a person who is domineering and bullying: a swaggererBUFFOON: a ludicrous figure: a clown; also, a gross and usually ill-educated or stupid personBULLHEADED: stupidly stubborn: headstrongBULLY: a blustering, browbeating person, especially: one who is habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable; resembling or characteristic of a bullyBURR: a hanger-onCALF: an awkward or silly youthCATTLE: human beings especially en masseCHICK: informal + sometimes offensive: girl, womanCHICKEN: a coward; also slang: a young gay boy or manCHOIRBOY: an innocent or virtuous man: altar boyCHUMP: informal: a person who is easily tricked: a stupid or foolish personCLAM: a stolid or closemouthed personCLOD: an oaf or doltCLOWN: a rude ill-bred person, a boor; also, a person who habitually jokes and plays the buffoonCLUCK: a stupid or naive person (a dumb cluck)CLUNK: a dull or stupid personCOCK: a person of spirit and often of a certain swagger or arroganceCONCH: often disparaging: a native or resident of the Florida KeysCOON*: M-W: offensive; used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Black personCOOT: a harmless simple personCOPOUT: M-W hyphenates cop-put: a person who cops out, who back outs (as of an unwanted responsibility); who avoids or neglects problems, responsibilities, or commitmentsCORNBALL: an unsophisticated personCRACK: a crackpot, one given to eccentric or wildly foolish notionsCRACKPOT: one given to eccentric or wildly foolish notionsCRAZILY: usually offensive: someone who is or acts mentally unsoundCRAZY: usually offensive: someone who is or acts mentally unsoundCRITIC: one given to harsh or captious judgmentCRUD: slang: a contemptible personCRUDDY: slang: a contemptible personCRYBABY: one who cries or complains easily or oftenCUCKOO: a silly or slightly crackbrained personCUTE: short for acute: clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner, or impertinent, smart-alecky [old-fashioned]CUTTHROAT: a cruel unprincipled personDAME: informal: an elderly woman: matron; us slang, old-fashioned: womanDEADBEAT: a loafer; one who persistently fails to pay personal debts or expensesDEADHEAD: one who has not paid for a ticket; or a dull or stupid personDEMENT*: noun: a person who is demented.DIDACT: a didactic person: usually disapproving: making moral observations: intended to teach proper or moral behaviorDIMWIT: a stupid or mentally slow personDINK: slang: a nitwit, jerk, nerdDIPPY: foolishDIRT: a contemptible person (treated me like dirt)DIRTBAG: slang: a dirty, unkempt, or contemptible personDITZ: a ditzy person; one who is eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane : dizzy. [Neither M-W or Collins mentions the gendered aspect of this epithet, but NOAD says for DI(4)Y “silly or scatterbrained (typically used of a woman)” and etymonline says “stupid, scatterbrained (especially of women).”]DIVA: a prima donna: a vain or undisciplined person who finds it difficult to work under direction or as part of a teamDODO: one hopelessly behind the times, or a stupid personDOLT: a stupid personDOORMAT: one that submits without protest to abuse or indignitiesDOPE: informal: a stupid personDORK: an odd, socially awkward, unstylish person; also: an annoyingly stupid or foolish person: a jerkDORKY: foolishly stupid: cluelessDOTARD: a person in his or her dotage, “a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness”DOTTY: not mentally sound; amiably eccentric; obsessed or infatuated; amusingly absurd; ridiculousDOUCHE: chiefly US slang: an obnoxious or offensive personDOWDY: noun: a dowdy womanDRAB: a slatternDRAGON: a violent, combative, or very strict person, or something or someone formidable or banefulDRIP: a dull or unattractive personDUDE: a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range, especially: an easterner in the westDULLARD: a stupid or unimaginative personDUMBBELL: a stupid person: dummyDUMDUM: M-W hyphenates “dum-dum” meaning “a stupid person”DUNCE: a slow-witted or stupid person; from John Duns Scotus, whose once-accepted writings were ridiculed in the 16th centuryDWEEB: slang: an unattractive, insignificant, or inept personEGGHEAD: informal + often disparaging: a person with intellectual interests or pretensions: a brainy personEGGHEADED: informal + often disparaging: a person with intellectual interests or pretensions: a brainy personEUNUCH: one that lacks virility or powerFAIRY: slang, offensive: a gay person —used as a term of abuse and disparagementFART: often vulgar: a foolish or contemptible personFATTY: unduly stout: corpulent; one that is fat, especially, disparaging + offensive: an overweight personFAWNING: seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flatteryFIEND: a person of great wickedness or maliciousnessFILE: a shrewd or crafty personFINK: one who is disapproved of or is held in contemptFLAKE: a person who is flaky: an oddballFLAKY: markedly odd or unconventional: offbeat, wacky; not reliable in performance or behavior: undependableFOGIE*: M-W: variant spelling of fogy, a person with old-fashioned ideasFOGY: a person with old-fashioned ideasFOOL: a person lacking in judgment or prudence; a person lacking in common powers of understanding or reason; one who is victimized or made to appear foolish: a dupeFRAUD: a person who is not what he or she pretends to be: imposterFROG: often capitalized disparaging + offensive: FrenchmanFRUIT: slang, offensive: a gay person —used as a term of abuse and disparagementFURY: one who resembles an avenging spirit, especially: a spiteful womanGALOOT: slang: a fellow, especially: one who is strange or foolishGAWK: a clumsy stupid person: a loutGEEK: a person often of an intellectual bent who is dislikedGHOUL: one suggestive of a ghoul, especially: one who shows morbid interest in things considered shocking or repulsiveGIMP: offensive: a disabled person, or a limpGIRL: sometimes offensive: a single or married woman of any ageGOAT: a licentious man: lecherGOAT: a scapegoat: one that bears the blame for others, or one that is the object of irrational hostilityGOLEM: something or someone resembling a golem: such as an automaton or a blockheadGOOF: a silly or stupid personGOOFILY: a silly or stupid personGOOFY: a silly or stupid personGOON: a stupid personGORGON: an ugly or repulsive woman, named for Gorgon (capitalized), any of three snake-haired sisters in Greek mythology whose appearance turns the beholder to stoneGORILLA: an ugly or brutal man; a thug or goon, from Greek Gorillai, plural, a tribe of hairy women mentioned in an account of a voyage around AfricaGRINCH: a grumpy person who spoils the pleasure of others; a killjoy, a spoilsport; from the Grinch, character in the children's story How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)GRIND: one who works or studies excessivelyGRINGO*: often disparaging: a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin; broadly: a non-Hispanic personGRUB: one who does menial work: a drudge; also, a slovenly personGRUMP: a person given to complainingGRUNT: one who does routine unglamorous work —often used attributivelyGULL: a person who is easily deceived or cheated: a dupeHALFWIT: a foolish or stupid personHANGDOG: a despicable or miserable personHARPY: a predatory person: leech; also, a shrewish woman, from Latin Harpyia, from Greek, a foul malign creature in Greek mythology that is part woman and part bird [the creature is always capitalized]HARRIDAN: an ill-tempered scolding womanHEATHEN: adj. old-fashioned + often disparaging: of or relating to people or nations that do not practice Christianity, Judaism, or Islam: of or relating to heathens, or noun old-fashioned + often disparaging: a person who is not religious or whose religion is not Judaism, Islam, or especially Christianity; or noun old-fashioned + disapproving: a nonreligious or uncultured personHEEL: a contemptible person: a person who is self-centered or untrustworthyHELLION: a troublesome or mischievous personHICK: an unsophisticated provincial person, from Hick, nickname for RichardHILLBILLY: often disparaging + offensive: a person from a backwoods area; from hill + Billy, nickname for WilliamHOOD: a hoodlum: a young person who behaves in a rowdy or intimidating way: a ruffianHOODLUM: somewhat old-fashioned: a young person who behaves in a rowdy or intimidating way: a ruffianHOTHEAD: a hotheaded personHOUND: a mean or despicable personICICLE: an emotionally cold personIDIOT: a foolish or stupid personIDIOTIC: a foolish or stupid person; extreme foolishness or stupidity; something that is extremely stupid or foolishIMBECILE: a foolish or stupid personIMBECILIC: a foolish or stupid personJADE: a disreputable woman or a flirtatious girlJAYBIRD: an impertinent chattererJEJUNE: devoid of significance or interest: dull; juvenile, puerileKITE: a person who preys on othersKOOK: one whose ideas or actions are eccentric, fantastic, or insane: screwball (by shortening & alteration from cuckoo)KOOKY: having the characteristics of a kook: offbeat, eccentricLAME: slang: boring, foolish, or unsophisticated; contemptible, nasty; also, slang: a boring, foolish, or unsophisticated personLAMELY: slang: boring, foolish, or unsophisticated; contemptible, nasty; also, slang: a boring, foolish, or unsophisticated personLECH: a lecherLEECH: a hanger-on who seeks advantage or gain; also, to attach oneself to a person as a leechLEECHED: a hanger-on who seeks advantage or gain; also, to attach oneself to a person as a leechLEECHING: a hanger-on who seeks advantage or gain; also, to attach oneself to a person as a leechLETCH*: a lecherLIAR: a person who tells liesLIGHTWEIGHT: a person of little consequence or ability (a political lightweight)LIMB: a mischievous childLOON: a lout or idler; an eccentric person; a simpletonLOONY: a lout or idler; an eccentric person; a simpletonLOOPILY: eccentric, bizarreLOOPY: eccentric, bizarreLOUDMOUTH: a loudmouthed person, one given to loud offensive talkLOUT: an awkward brutish personLUMP: a person who is stupid or dull, heavy or awkwardLUNATIC: informal: a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or uncontrolled mannerLUNK: variant of lunkhead, a stupid or dull-witted person; a doltMACHO: one who exhibits machismoMEATHEAD: a stupid or bungling personMENACE: an annoying personMICE: plural of mouse, a timid personMICK*: often capitalized, often disparaging + offensive: An Irishman; from Mick, nickname for Michael, common Irish given nameMINK: a wanton womanMORON: a foolish or stupid personMORONIC: a foolish or stupid personMULE: a very stubborn personMUMMY: one resembling a mummyMUTT: a stupid or insignificant person: a fool; short for muttonhead, a dull-witted personMYOPE: a myopic person, one who is lacking in foresight or discernment: narrow in perspective and without concern for broader implicationsMYOPIC: lacking in foresight or discernment: narrow in perspective and without concern for broader implicationsNAME: a descriptive often disparaging epithet (called him names)NARC: slang: a narcissistNAUGHTY: lacking in taste or propriety (naughty person, naughty jokes)NINCOMPOOP: informal: a stupid or silly person; a fool, simpletonNINNY: a fool or simpletonNITWIT: a scatterbrained or stupid personNOBODY: a person of no influence or consequenceNOODLE: a stupid person: a simpletonNUDNIK: a person who is a bore or nuisance OAFS: a stupid person: a boob; a big clumsy slow-witted personODDBALL: one that is eccentricODDITY: an odd person, thing, event, or traitOILY: excessively smooth or suave in mannerOUTLAW: one that is unconventional or rebellious
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