Disrespectful Slang

Question

I am doing a translation for the National Alliance on Mental Illness regarding Stigma and how the language we use perpetuates it. The following list of terms is used and I'm looking for an equivalent list in Spanish. "Crazy, lunatic, deficient, wacko, loony tune, psycho, etc." I already have chiflado, loco, lunático. Any others come to mind?

Wow! That's really ambitious. I worked for three years in a rehabilitation care home for people with brain injuries (i.e. from drugs, stroke, mental illness, alcohol, etc.). Best of luck to you, and I hope you can give a link when you're finished. - Findy, Mar 29, 2013

Answer 1

Idiota

Tonto

Estúpido

Imbécil

Chalado

Tonto, I'll ride for help. You stay here and hold off the 1000 angry Mexicans with knives, guns and hot peppers. - Pablo-Peligroso, Mar 29, 2013

Haha, tonto, every time I think of The Lone Ranger and Tonto I have to laugh. - Pablo-Peligroso, Mar 29, 2013

Answer 2

Burro,

as in "Que burro eres"

Mild in Mexico, but much more offensive in Guatemala, or so I've been told.

Answer 3

This topic is really interesting because long ago "imbécil" was a term to describe a type of mental illnes, but the use of people made it become slang. Best slang related with medical terms are: loco, perturbado, imbécil, subnormal, retrasado, tarado, idiota, mongolo, maníaco.

Some sources or interesting texts: http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/9273530/Insultos-que-no-son-insultos.html http://elrefugiodelosolvidados.blogspot.com.es/2012/06/insultos-de-moda.html http://www.taringa.net/posts/salud-bienestar/12575877/Enfermedad-usada-como-insulto.html

Answer 4

majareta, lelo, zumbado, orate, colgado, tarado, pirado, ido, desquiciado, perturbado, sonado

all words ending in "ado", usually in street language pronounced "ao". eg: trastornado=trastornao, colgado=colgao, etc...