Insults that only make sense in Detroit

By Layla McMurtrie on Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 2:55 pm

Many cities are a world of their own, and in Detroit, there is a language that only Detroiters understand, and with that comes insults that only people from metro Detroit can be deeply wounded by. For those moments that need a slick comeback that is more tooth and nail than usual, we’ve collected some of the most cutting Detroit insults, some from Redditors and some of our own, that only a true metro Detroiter will get.

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"Your mom works on 8 Mile." – kill-69

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"Your mom works on 8 Mile." – kill-69

“You’re so ugly that not even the ever-watching eye of Joumana wants to look at you.” – NotAnActualWolf

Lee DeVito

“You’re so ugly that not even the ever-watching eye of Joumana wants to look at you.” – NotAnActualWolf

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“You smell like Zug Island.” – stos313

Notorious4life, Wikimedia Creative Commons

“You smell like Zug Island.” – stos313

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“That’s some 7 Mile shit.” – pandaandteddy

Instagram, @qthequestion

“That’s some 7 Mile shit.” – pandaandteddy

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"You probably stop for traffic lights." – Nightcaste

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"You probably stop for traffic lights." – Nightcaste

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“You cute...for an East Side girl.” – rehtenk

Google Maps

“You cute...for an East Side girl.” – rehtenk

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“Shit always flows downriver.” – carlessdriver

Wikipedia/Tim Kiser

“Shit always flows downriver.” – carlessdriver

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“You went to Cranbrook, that’s a private school!” – stos313

Screenshot via YouTube

“You went to Cranbrook, that’s a private school!” – stos313

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“You’re more of a disaster than the Pistons’ last season.”

Michael Barera, Wikimedia Creative Commons

“You’re more of a disaster than the Pistons’ last season.”

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“Your dick is like the Lodge, bumpy and unrideable!!” – bakingandbuildings

Noah Wulf/Wikimedia Commons

“Your dick is like the Lodge, bumpy and unrideable!!” – bakingandbuildings

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“I saw your mom last night at one of the horniest bars in Detroit.”

Facebook, Orchid Ferndale

“I saw your mom last night at one of the horniest bars in Detroit.”

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“That’s that east side shit.” – Black_Fuckka

Google Maps

“That’s that east side shit.” – Black_Fuckka

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“You’re more of a letdown than Detroit’s public transportation.”

Wikmedia Commons

“You’re more of a letdown than Detroit’s public transportation.”

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“You’re so stupid you think ‘wutupdoe’ is something you say to deer.” – stos313

Steve Neavling

“You’re so stupid you think ‘wutupdoe’ is something you say to deer.” – stos313

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“Go back Downriver!” – NotAnActualWolf

“Go back Downriver!” – NotAnActualWolf

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“You don't know your rights.” – technicalityNDBO

Steve Neavling

“You don't know your rights.” – technicalityNDBO

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“That’s that westside shit.”

Google Maps

“That’s that westside shit.”

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“Your girl waits longer for you to make her finish than she waits for the train in Ferndale.” – Agreeablemartini

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“Your girl waits longer for you to make her finish than she waits for the train in Ferndale.” – Agreeablemartini

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“This girl I used to date asked me to kiss her where it stinks, so I took her to Hamtramck!” – Delicious-Skill-617

Bill Walsh, Flickr Creative Commons

“This girl I used to date asked me to kiss her where it stinks, so I took her to Hamtramck!” – Delicious-Skill-617

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City of Warren

"You look scarier than Jim Fouts."

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