-tard

== English == === Etymology === From retard. === Suffix === -tard (noun-forming suffix, plural -tards) (slang, vulgar, derogatory or offensive) Used to form words conveying an attitude of contempt or doubt over the subject's intelligence. ==== Usage notes ==== Usually clips the noun to which it is suffixed when it is polysyllabic, effectively making a blend of that word with retard (formerly or less often bastard). See retard for notes about offensiveness. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -tarded -tardation === Anagrams === DArT, Art.D., trad, dart, DART, drat, DTRA, ADRT, Dart