full retard

== English == === Etymology 1 === From the 2008 film Tropic Thunder, in which "going full retard" is used to describe an actor growing to identify too much with the mentally subnormal character he played. ==== Noun ==== full retard (uncountable) (slang, derogatory, offensive) A state of engaging in extreme levels of stupidity. ===== Usage notes ===== Mostly expressed as to go full retard. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== full retard (uncountable) (machinery) The setting on a magneto when the ignition spark occurs as late as possible, just before the piston reaches top dead center.