a Reed College student or graduate with a high IQ, but
sub-par sociability. Evidence of severe Reedtardation
may include (a) the inability to stop talking about one's thesis, even during sex; (b) a dearth of non-Reed-affiliated
friends; and (c) the bodily funk that develops after a week barricaded in the Student Union, Romer Lounge or Houser FunDome.
"What's the deal with that old bearded
guy asleep in the bong
loft?"
"That's (name redacted), class of 1994. They say he hasn't
left campus since submitting a thesis about step-function discontinuity as it relates to Ovid's Metamorphoses. He's a total Reedtard."