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Players, coaching staff, and fans of Melbourne Victory Football Club, based in Melbourne, Australia. They compete in the Australian A-League Football (Soccer) Championship.

The term has its origins in the club's player recruitment policy, which were widely seen as "retarded" by fans of rival cubs, and as the Melbourne team has no official mascot, the term "tard" became widely used by football fans Australia-wide.

The term stuck when the Melbourne football club's management appeared to be happy with poor on-field results.
Guy 1: What was the football score?
Guy 2: We beat Melbourne 4-0.
Guy 1: Ha! We whooped them tards good!
Tards by Merrick July 16, 2008
Simply, the plural form of the word tard. More than one tard.
Democrats are tards!
Tards by keifermail September 22, 2009
Players, coaching staff, and fans of Melbourne Victory Football Club, based in Melbourne, Australia. They compete in the Australian A-League Football Championship.

The term has its origins in the club's player recruitment policy, which were widely seen as "retarded" by fans of rival cubs, and as the Melbourne team has no official mascot, the term "tard" became widely used by rival football fans Australia-wide.

The term stuck when the Melbourne football club's management appeared to be happy with poor on-field results.
Guy 1: What was the football score?
Guy 2: We beat Melbourne 4-0.
Guy 1: Ha! We whooped them tards good!
tards by Merrick July 16, 2008
short for retards, especially used online.
"gah... ur so gay u tards"
tards by exodus April 29, 2004
TARDS is an acronym for Trump Alternate Reality Disinformation Syndrome.
Sarah: No, Trump did not call Tim Cook Tim Apple, that is fake news.

George: Sorry Sarah, I saw him say it you just suffer from a bad case of TARDS.
TARDS by feetoid March 12, 2019
People who base camp in games that have bases
tards by dt May 13, 2005