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tardling

tardling noun: a contemptible person, especially a foolish one.

Noun

tardling (plural tardlings)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A contemptible person, especially a foolish one.
    • Big words? The biggest word in there had two syllables, tardling.1999 October 17, Sergi, “Re: That's a Loaf Head”, in alt.gossip.celebrities (Usenet)
    • Suggestion: get your facts straight before you run at the mouth, tardling.2003 July 9, Mike Colburn, “Re: Newsgroup of the Living Dead”, in alt.alien.vampire.flonk.flonk.flonk (Usenet)

Forms of tardling

pluraltardlings

Origin of tardling

From tard + -ling.

Questions about tardling

What does tardling mean?
Tardling means a contemptible person, especially a foolish one.
What part of speech is tardling?
Tardling is a noun.
What is the plural of tardling?
The plural of tardling is tardlings.

Words near tardling in the dictionary

  1. tardive dyskinesia
  2. tardive dyskinesias
  3. tardively
  4. tardlet
  5. tardlets
  6. tardling
  7. tardlings
  8. tardo
  9. tardos
  10. tards
  11. tardy

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