Phrase guide
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noun
A state of engaging in extreme levels of stupidity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable
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noun
The setting on a magneto when the ignition spark occurs as late as possible, just before the piston reaches top dead center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: machinery
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History
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.
