noun
retard
An offensive term for a person considered unintelligent.
The bully uses the slur retard to insult a classmate.
Etymology
The insult arose by shortening a former disability label derived from retard, to delay. It became a degrading term for a person judged unintelligent.
More examples
- She objected when someone called her brother a retard.
- The teacher stopped the student from shouting retard at another child.
- He apologized for using retard as an insult.
Forms
retard · retards
Similar words
- idiot
- Also insulting; retard additionally carries an ableist disability slur.