parsizzle@piefed.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoWhat slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?message-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat slang term did you learn as a kid that is no longer in use?parsizzle@piefed.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareFrowingFostek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoEh, I use it for very stupid people. Obviously devoid of ableist intent. I feel as though the context matters with this. For the genuinely evil and criminally unintelligent I would use the clinical “Mentally retarded”. “Retard” and music (low volume) on buses are the controversial hills I’m willing to die on.
Retard.
Eh, I use it for very stupid people. Obviously devoid of ableist intent.
I feel as though the context matters with this. For the genuinely evil and criminally unintelligent I would use the clinical “Mentally retarded”.
“Retard” and music (low volume) on buses are the controversial hills I’m willing to die on.
Pick better hills.