Meanings
- offensiveslanguncountableThe extreme physical power often displayed by those with cognitive disabilities as a result of decreased inhibition against using their full strength.
He also talked about having 'retard strength' and likened sex with a 'fat chick' to 'p**sing on a toilet seat'.
2018 July 29, Nic White, “Nationals star Trea Turner apologizes for racist and homophobic tweets calling gay people 'f**s' and joking women sleeping with black men would end up in a wheelchair”, in Daily Mail, archived from the original on 19 Jan 20242 more examples
"The kid bumped me on the lunch line," Havoc responded when I asked what the fight was over. "You know he was like a Special Ed kid in a basement class. But he was big and had that ultra… special… uh… strength… you know what you I mean? I don't want to use that term but…" "So you're saying he had retard strength," I filled in the blank.
2017 June 22, Jeff Weiss, “Mobb Deep's 'The Infamous' Gave New York a New Sense of Menace”, in VICE, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2024One time, Faizi allegedly told Peralta as she was leaving work that Mark might use his "retard strength" to "try something" with Peralta, the court papers say.
2020 April 6, Priscilla DeGregory, “NJ car dealership discriminated against the disabled, women, Muslims: suit”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 09 Jul 2024
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