Dictionary

regarded en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈɡɑɹ.dəd/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /-dɪd/ (General-American)
• /ɹɪˈɡɑː.dəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of regard
   form of regard

Deriveds

well-regarded · overregarded · unregarded

regarded en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈɡɑɹ.dəd/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /-dɪd/ (General-American)
• /ɹɪˈɡɑː.dəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Originated on imageboard website 4chan. Popularized on Reddit beginning around 2022 in response to increasing censorship of the words retard and retarded.

Meanings

1. (Internet, euphemistic) Filter-avoidance spelling of retarded.
   • Don't listen to them they're regarded 2019 June 22, u/MichaelT359, “One of the trainers at my gym has scared me from starting leg workouts. Is it too soon?”, in Reddit, r/Fitness:
   • Statists are very regarded 2022 September 4, @DevotoBTC, Twitter:
   • He makes it hard to be a bull right now. For the first and probably only time, I hope and think maybe he's right 👀. Or I'm regarded and now we will see a huge bear market. 2023 May 3, @madiguz7, Twitter:
   • 45k as a certified electrician? Where, rural Africa? I work in Indiana, get paid less than I would at most places, and still make way more than that. OP is regarded. 2022 December 29, u/enoughfuckery, “anon is an electrician”, in Reddit, r/4chan:
   • Can the mods step up and remove these garbage "pls gib MG2 discord :)" posts? Every other post to this subreddit is literally that, and it's getting kinda regarded. 2022 November 27, u/UniqueCod69, “Go find the MG2 Discord elsewhere.”, in Reddit, r/mapleservers:

Forms

Relateds

regard · r-slurred · rarted

wikipedia: 4chan · wikipedia: Reddit