to contribute more pain to something that has already been damaged
Too add insult to injury the kids laugh at the boy who fell down the steps.
by Gerard Irick October 12, 2010
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In a corporate setting, when making staff redundant, there is a legal requirement to pretend that the proposed staff cuts are merely being considered, and have not formally been decided on. There is a gap of several weeks “consultation period” between the announcement and the actual redundancies taking effect. During this period people who are about to be summarily executed get several weeks to be repeatedly asked how they “feel about the changes”. Since this “consultancy” is entirely fictitious, and is in fact a patronising artefact of gormless corporate stupidity , it is more accurately referred to as the “insultation period”.
Fuck me, I’ve just been made redundant after 10 years service! I just have to endure the insultation period for the next 2 weeks, but then I bring in the wheelbarrow to pick up my payout!_
by FlagrantRealism February 2, 2018
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A purely wholesome comment, gesture or personal observation that is offered without malice or hostility, but received as profoundly malicious and hurtful.
When a 6-year old describes to her teacher that 'mommy has got a baby sister in her tummy' when, in fact, mommy has just porked up..that's an innocent insult requiring no punishment.
by YAWA April 19, 2019
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When two people like each other but refuse to admit it. Commonly saying they hate each other even when their, basically already friends. They joke around, hang out, insulting each other the whole time.

If you even call it "insulting", it's really more like mock flirting. Never imply though that like each other in a relationship sense as they will deny,deny, DENY.

You can ALWAYS tell when people are having insult sex.
Person 1:God can you stop jumping around your like the fucking energizer bunny!! It's annoying as hell.

Person 2: You know you love it, I just keep going and going.

Person 1: You WISH you kept going and going.

Person 2: Oh and how would you know how long I can go?

Person 1: I just do.

Person 3: Can you two stop have insult sex over there, go get a room.

Person 1&2: WHAT, we aren't even like that.
by Synergy24 July 28, 2009
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When one person says something mean to another, that they really mean, and pass it off as sarcasm.
E.G. 1
Jack and Mary are sitting in a room talking, and Jeff walks in
Jack (to Mary) Man! It's Jeff. Lets leave now.
Mary (to Jack) Yeah, I hate Jeff. He always pisses me off.
Jeff: Laughs
Mary and Jack: Laugh

E.G. 2
Mary: Jeff you're ugly go away. Smiles, pretending to be sarcastic
Jeff: Fuck you bitch. I'm tired of your sarcasmic insultion.
by n_beckwith March 8, 2008
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