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retardy

retardy adjective: resembling or befitting a retard; moronic.

Adjective

retardy (comparative more retardy, superlative most retardy)

  1. (offensive, slang) Resembling or befitting a retard; moronic.
    • One of Ms. Johnson's sons, Raymond, has a glass eye and is kind of slow — you know, retardy.
    • To make matters worse, her retardy son, Toney, was running back and forth, from one end of the house to the other.1998, Clarence Nero, Cheekie: A Child Out of the Desire

Forms of retardy

comparativemore retardy
superlativemost retardy

Origin of retardy

From retard + -y.

Questions about retardy

What does retardy mean?
Retardy means resembling or befitting a retard; moronic.
What part of speech is retardy?
Retardy is an adjective.

Words near retardy in the dictionary

  1. retardment
  2. retardments
  3. retardo
  4. retards
  5. retardure
  6. retardy
  7. retarget
  8. retargetability
  9. retargetable
  10. retargeted
  11. retargeter

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