Retardation

The absolute state of something or someone being retarded, for example: thinking that you have left your car keys at home whilst you are diving your car

I hit peak retardation this morning thinking that I had left my car keys at home on the table a few miles down the road from my house, while I was driving my car.

by Spitfire_AU May 14, 2024

relavation

Relavation is a real word and not made up

I just had a relavation

by Igotabigpopsicle May 14, 2024

Retardation light

A term used only by the craziest people of the internet when they're losing arguments. Used to indicate that their opponent is supposedly so retarded that they cause others to lose braincells by just being nearby.

Twitter post: 2+5-3*0+6*2 = what? USE YOUR BRAIN NOT A CALCULATOR
Math nerd: 19.
Nutter: Its 12.
Math nerd: No, it's 19 because of PEMDAS.
Nutter: Anything times zero equals zero.
Math nerd: Multiplication is solved first. 3 is multiplied by 0 before it can be subtracted from 2+5.
Nutter: Sure keep shining your retardation light.

by PLMMJ June 12, 2024

reputation abyss

The point where someone's reputation is tarnished for good. Similar to the event horizon of a black hole (once it's crossed, nothing can escape the hole's gravitational pull, not even light itself), it is no longer possible for someone past the abyss to restore their reputation. If they try to, they will be shunned, ignored, or otherwise prevented from succeeding. If they do manage to restore their reputation, that means they never actually crossed it in the first place.

I think O.J. Simpson crossed the reputation abyss when he was suspected of murdering his wife and her friend. Despite his acquittal, his reputation was irreparably damaged.

by Purplax November 27, 2024

Retardation fallacy

You assert a Claim So stupid that you make your opponent dead therefore its under the retardation fallacy and your opponent automatically winz

A:superman is outer
The other guy dies and it falls under the Retardation fallacy

by Big eggd December 5, 2024

Retardation Card

An egregiously ableist slur repurposed as a rhetorical weapon to dismiss an argument by claiming its proponent must have a cognitive or intellectual disability. It suggests the argument is so stupid, poorly constructed, or obvious that only a person with severely diminished mental capacity could make it. This is among the most offensive and juvenile tactics, used to inflict maximum insult while offering zero counter-argument.

Example: If someone misinterprets a basic statistic in a debate, a hostile opponent might respond, "Wow, just when I thought your argument couldn't get dumber, you whip out the retardation card." This substitutes a vile insult for any attempt to correct the misinterpretation, aiming purely to humiliate and end the exchange.

by Abzugal February 3, 2026

Separation by Rupture Fallacy

The rhetorical move of pretending that capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism are separate phenomena with no meaningful connection, despite overwhelming historical evidence that they evolved together, supported each other, and continue to intertwine. This fallacy argues that sure, colonialism was bad, but that's over now, and capitalism is a different thing, and imperialism is something other countries do. It's like separating a cake into "flour," "sugar," and "eggs" after it's been baked and insisting they were never really connected. Separation by rupture allows people to enjoy the benefits of systems built on exploitation while claiming moral distance from the exploitation itself.

Separation by Rupture Fallacy Example: "The historian explained how British colonialism enabled the Industrial Revolution through resource extraction and forced markets. The commenter responded with separation by rupture: 'Colonialism was bad, but capitalism is just free markets! They're totally different!' The historian sighed, pointed at the cotton in their shirt, the tea in their cup, and the rubber in their shoes—all products of that 'rupture'—and wondered if history class had been canceled."

by Dumu The Void February 15, 2026