motarded

adj. excessively stupid; in the military, enthusiastic to the point of stupidity. Subjects: English, Derogatory, Slang

Editorial Note: Although there’s no shortage of jokes, puns, and misunderstandings about its similarity to “retarded,” a different “motarded” comes from motocross racing, in which a certain kind of motorbiking is known as a Super Motard, French for “super biker.” Andrew Trevitt has a good explanation of the sport in Sport Rider magazine. Motorbikes modified for professional racing but ridden on streets by amateurs are sometimes called “motarded.” Etymological Note: Perhaps from moron(ic), motivated, or more + retarded.

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Citations: 1998 Grendel Usenet: alt.gothic (Aug. 18) “Re: Yea Right”: That sort of response is what we expect from a motarded cluser. 1999 [saturday disaster] Usenet: alt.punk (June 27) “Re: I hate hate hate…”: You mean customs? in that case, yeah, theyre motarded. 2002 Dan Adams IGN (Aug. 1) “Operation Flashpoint: Resistance”: What should be an enjoyable and intense experience like you’ve seen in Medal of Honor and Halo, you get bogged down with some unresponsive and downright motarded soldiers under your command. 2003 [Grendel Mat] Usenet: alt.gothic (Mar. 24) “Re: Angry Manson fans, wheee!”: What I find especially entertaining is that these motarded cluesers (Moronically Retarded Clueless Losers) are still flaming you over this after 3 YEARS! 2005 Paul QuinnJudge @ Cam LeJeune, North Carolina Time (Feb. 28) “Did He Go Too Far?” p. 3: Pantano prepared his platoon by working the men hard. His men grumbled—enlisted men call officers like Pantano “motarded”—motivated to the point of retardation. 2005 [nonlethal] Student Doctor Network Forums (Oct. 29) “Navy Medicine—part 2”: On one hand it is refreshing to see such motivation, and remembering my own “motarded-ness” when I was a brand new jarhead, freshmeat to my squadleaders… But on the other hand, it’s painfully disturbing to see someone so blinded by the reality that although we do have the best military around, it is FAR from perfect, and horribly mismanaged, mishandled, misinformed. 2006 [usm2b] Military Photos (Oct. 10) “Army capitalism”: I saw it while waiting in line in the campus bookstore. I thought to myself, what jackass company is trying to be motarded. Apparently it’s actually the Army. They are freaking wasting money making games and snacks.

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Reader comments:

I like this word, but I think it could be expanded to apply to all the motarded drivers on the road.

by Cindy Key 13 Feb 07, 0619 GMT