re·tard ri-tahrd, for 1–3, 5; ree-tahrd for 4 Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1. To make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
verb (used without object)
2. To be delayed.
noun
3. a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
4. Slang: Disparaging .
a. a
mentally retarded person.
b. a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard.
5.
Automotive, Machinery . an adjustment made in the setting of the
distributor of an internal-combustion engine so that the spark for ignition in each cylinder is generated later in the cycle.
EVE Online
ExampleA great
example of "retard" in the EVE online
community would be someone named Ocean Water. Also known for looking to share time with men as quoted below.
19:51:02 Ocean Water > Ocean Water I suggest you go out side look around find a man to share time with
20:55:39 Ocean Water > Ocean Water LLLOK uP LRRP READ before showing how much of an idiot you really are