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derpy | retard |

As an adjective derpy

is foolish, silly.

As a noun retard is

retardation; delay.

As a verb retard is

to keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder.

derpy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (label) Foolish, silly.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , date = 2011-10-12 , title = This One is for You, Fartface , author = Nina Feng , newspaper = Daily Bull (Michigan Technological University) , issn = , url = http://dailybull.students.mtu.edu/archives/11-2/Daily%20Bull%202011-10-12.pdf , accessdate = 2013-05-30 , passage = I bet that derpy editor had tons of free time and didn’t even try to run the place. }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , date = 2013-04-25 , title = Untethered , first = Katie , last = Hayoz , coauthors = , location = , publisher = Dystel & Goderich Literary Management , isbn = 9780988997479 , page = 107 , pageurl = , passage = He's drawn Dwayne as a cave-man. A really derpy , ugly caveman, with a sloping forehead, a drooling mouth and Dwayne's buzz cut. }}
  • * {{quote-news
    • , date = 2013-05-03 , title = 6 degrees (no Bacon): Jewish celebrity roundup , author = , newspaper = Heritage Florida Jewish News , issn = , url = http://www.heritagefl.com/story/2013/05/03/features/6-degrees-no-bacon-jewish-celebrity-roundup/646.html , accessdate = 2013-05-30 , passage = The other one is a video titled ”I’m Sucking On A Sour Patch Kid Listening To Music Getting Ready For Tonight” featuring DJ Encore’s “I See Right Through You” and the incredibly derpy faces of Bynes. Like most wrecks, it’s hard to look away. }}
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    retard

    English

    (wikipedia retard)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Retardation; delay.
  • (slang, offensive) A person with mental retardation.
    • Do all retards have a low I.Q.?
  • (slang, offensive) A stupid person, or one who is slow to learn.

    • Synonyms

    * (retardation) delay, hold-up, retardation * (person with mental retardation) idiot, tard (offensive), imbecile (disused medical term), mental deficient (legal term), moron (disused medical term), person with learning difficulties * (stupid person) See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder
    • retard the march of an army
    retard the motion of a ship
  • To put off; to postpone.
    • to retard the attacks of old age
    to retard a rupture between nations
  • (obsolete) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
  • To decelerate; to slow down.
  • (obsolete) To stay back.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)

    Synonyms

    * decelerate, hinder, slow, slow down * (postpone) postpone, put off * (stay back) hang back, stay back

    Antonyms

    * accelerate, speed, speed up * (postpone) * (stay back) come forward

    Derived terms

    * retarded

    References

    * IQ Basics, including formerly used medical terms for people with very low IQs

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