libtard

[lib-tahrd]

noun

Slang: Offensive.

1. as used by political opponents, a liberal or progressive.

Sensitive Note

The word libtard is intended to insult someone by linking the person’s liberal political views and their expression to an intellectual or developmental disability: as the etymology indicates, the last part of this compound comes from retard, a profoundly demeaning term for a person with such a disability. Reliance on the disparagement of people with disabilities makes libtard, and its much less frequent companion insult conservatard, doubly offensive.

Word History and Origins

Origin of libtard¹

First recorded in 2000–05; blend of lib(eral) ( def. ) and (re)tard ( def. )

Example Sentences

“It is time for a complete crackdown on the left. Every Democratic politician must be arrested and the party banned under RICO. Every libtard commentator must be shut down. Stochastic terrorism. They cased this.”

From Slate

All these libtard delusions or abstractions may or may not involve a global conspiracy of baby-eating celebrities — such theories are seductive, but not mandatory — but whatever.

From Salon

Democrats sometimes have reservations about hanging out with Republicans, too — name-calling goes both ways: “libtard socialists,” for instance, being a choice term hurled at liberals.

From Seattle Times

The Trumpers are convinced it'll mean the "end of libtard domination" of Twitter.

From Salon

In recent months, “we’ve witnessed many people enter unmasked, screaming at our faces, spitting at us, throwing chairs, blasting us on social media, calling us ‘libtard’ and ‘unpatriotic,’” said Ifergan, who also works as a barista at the shops.

From Los Angeles Times