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retard strength (uncountable)

  1. (slang, offensive) The extreme physical power often displayed by those with cognitive disabilities as a result of decreased inhibition against using their full strength.
    • 2017 June 22, Jeff Weiss, “Mobb Deep's 'The Infamous' Gave New York a New Sense of Menace”, in VICE[1]:
      "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.
    • 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[2]:
      He also talked about having 'retard strength' and likened sex with a 'fat chick' to 'p**sing on a toilet seat'.
    • 2020 April 6, Priscilla DeGregory, “NJ car dealership discriminated against the disabled, women, Muslims: suit”, in New York Post[3]:
      One 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.