regarded

Etymology 1

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of regard

Etymology 2

Came into common use on Reddit beginning around 2022 in response to increasing censorship of the words retard and retarded.

adj

  1. (Internet slang) Deliberate misspelling of retarded.
    Don't listen to them they're regarded 2019-06-22, 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 2022-09-04, @DevotoBTC, Twitter
    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. 2022-11-27, u/UniqueCod69, “Go find the MG2 Discord elsewhere.”, in Reddit, r/mapleservers
    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. 2022-12-29, u/enoughfuckery, “anon is an electrician”, in Reddit, r/4chan
    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. 2023-05-03, @madiguz7, Twitter

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