Retarded (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

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And now, 'tard is a suffix in many insulting names:  fucktard,
Republitard, asstard, etc.

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> 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.
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> -Wilson
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> On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Scot LaFaive
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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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