Retarded

[Wilson Gray]

South Park clipped it to 'tard years ago and, as you would expect, if
you're familiar with the show, it's applied to people.

-Wilson

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Scot LaFaive <scotlafaive at gmail.com> wrote:
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>  I'd like to get other people's impressions on this adjective. Personally, I
>  use the word often but only when referring to inanimate objects, not people
>  or animals. It basically means "inane" or "idiotic" to me. I'm interested in
>  whether this adjective is becoming more an impersonal descriptor and if
>  others also have moved away from using it on people and animals.
>
>  Scot
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