berk
Cockney rhyming idiot
Berk is British slang for a fool or idiot, milder than most insults: Don't be such a berk.
The word derives from Cockney rhyming slang—Berkeley Hunt, rhyming with cunt—but this origin is largely forgotten, leaving berk as a relatively inoffensive term for someone acting stupidly.
slang
Minor fool
tone
Moderate in intensity
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- jocularInclined to jest
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
dismissive · exasperated · playful · gentle · endearing · fondness · banter · ribbing
twit
Minor fool
numpty · prat · pillock · divvy · nit · clot · nitwit · dolt · chump · dunce
mild
Moderate in intensity
- affectionateShowing warm regard
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- jocularInclined to jest
lighthearted · dismissive · exasperated · playful · gentle · endearing · fondness · banter · ribbing · joshing
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
- Cockney slangapples and pears, boat race, mince pies, porky pies, rhyming slang