Translation of an insult

Umagon

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I've been making manga inspired stickers of mostly television from the US and UK.
These are previous ones; I was helped with translation from here and from reddit.
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I am working on one based on English chef Gordon Ramsay, who is known for his over exaggerated insults.

The line I need help translating is "You ****ing donkey!" He used the f-word here, but anything similar in tone would be completely fine, he's basically just calling the other person an idiot and/or *** by equating them to a donkey. Thank you and I really appreciate any help.
 
このロバめ!

Donkey in Japanese is "roba". I wrote it in katakana above. Roba has a difficult kanji (驢馬) which you could use, but a lot of people couldn't read it. (I actually didn't know such a kanji existed. I couldn't read/write it. It just pops up in the Microsoft kanji converter, which is how I found it.).

I don't know if it is a good/acceptable insult in Japanese. Seems OK, but you'd need a native to weigh in on something like this. Insults are super language-specific.
 
CGPT's options seem reasonable:

Strong and Rude (Closer to Ramsay-style):

このクソロバが!
"Kono kuso roba ga!"
  • Literal: "You damn donkey!"
  • Tone: Very aggressive. "クソ (kuso)" is a rude word for "damn" or "f***ing" depending on context.
  • Used like an insult when someone is being extremely foolish.


Still Insulting but Slightly Milder:

バカなロバめ!
"Baka na roba me!"
  • Literal: "You stupid donkey!"
  • Tone: Harsh but more like "idiot donkey." "Baka" is a common insult meaning "idiot" or "fool."


Sarcastic/TV-Friendly Version:

マヌケなロバが!
"Manuke na roba ga!"
  • Literal: "You clumsy/stupid donkey!"
  • Tone: More comedic or dramatic than vulgar, good for mocking.
 
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