A synonym to the term "retard" that is used to help the user appear more politically correct, but not as politically correct as "mentally handicapped". Some
people view it as an exercise of a "half ass" mentality, unable to stick to
one's belief or judgments fully, thus meeting in some sort of middle ground.
Some
people have also been cited to use rahtard in place of retard simply because they cannot spell "mentally handicapped", and they do not wish to appear "mean".
Person A: "Those mother fucking retards piss me off!"
Person B: "
Dude! Say "rahtards", you'll
hurt their feelings!"
Person A: "I'll bet you
don't even know what a rahtard is!"
Person B: "Someone who uses the pseudo-word 'rahtard'?"