Some of our most beloved insults may be dying out, says the Daily Mail. When boffins polled 2,000 Britons, they found 62% of under 28s had never heard the premium put-down “lummox”. Among respondents of all ages, 54% didn’t recognise “blighter”, and 51% were hearing “ninny” for the first time. Other at-risk affronts include “cad” (new to 47% of respondents), “tosspot” (36%), “plonker” (25%), “nitwit” (27%) and “git” (26%).