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tard

tard noun: a person with mental retardation.

Noun

tard (plural tards)

  1. (derogatory, offensive, slang) A person with mental retardation.
  2. (derogatory, offensive, slang) A person who acts stupidly.

Forms of tard

pluraltards
alternative form'tard

Origin of tard

Apheretic form of retard.

Words formed from tard

Phrases with tard

Words that rhyme with tard

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Questions about tard

What does tard mean?
Tard means a person with mental retardation.
What part of speech is tard?
Tard is a noun.
What is the plural of tard?
The plural of tard is tards.

Words near tard in the dictionary

  1. Tarcombe
  2. tarcrete
  3. tarcretes
  4. Tarcutta
  5. Tarcău
  6. tard
  7. tard guard
  8. tard guards
  9. tard wrangle
  10. tard wrangled
  11. tard wrangler

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